This is a excerpt from a good article entitled Educating Parents About Education from Edutopia.org. The one thing most Americans have in common is an experience with our education system. As a result, almost everyone has an opinion on what is right and, even often more vocalized, what is wrong with the system. What complicates these views further is the fact that most of us were educated by teachers who employed 20th century pedagogy and methodology, which means that the 20th century is the basis of our educational experience. Since we are now almost halfway through the second decade of the 21st century, we need to get everyone up to speed. This requires educating parents about the education of their children. For example: No longer can a teachers quality be judged by the amount of homework assigned. Quiet and complacent kids are not necessarily signs of students engaged in learning. The teachers content expertise should no longer be the controlling or limiting factor in a students education. We do not need rows of desks to insure attention. All learning is not limited to the classroom.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 22:54:20 +0000
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