In relation to my earlier comment about, basically, "we know better, why aren't we doing better?" :
Embedded in our frustrations about educational decisions being made by knuckleheads, is the most ironic misrepresentations of a word ever--RIGOR! As much as I try to talk myself into a more productive, minimally emotional response, I end up wanting to wrestle troops of what appear to be normal, intelligent people to the ground while I scream, "Seriously, are you KIDDING ME? REALLY? How can you look at a child who has learned the intricate, fickle English language, the properties of magnets, how to manipulate grandpa without having grandma catch on, that patterns repeat, what you can do with water and glasses to change pitches, how to skip and jump rope, how to make secondary colors while painting (and on and on), and TELL ME that you demand RIGOR such as responding correctly to "What do you say if you take the 'i' out of 'idiot'"? > I wonder are there other people in this group who remember the activism of > those days. Looking back at a few articles that helped to develop our view > of what was necessary for Early Childhood Education makes me wonder how we > have gone so wrong. For the past 13 years, before retirement this year I > have taught gifted students in a gifted magnet. This school also had a prek > program, the majority of our gifted students that were on target came from > this or a similar prek program. The difference in these children was like > night and day. Exposure to a developmentally appropriate program made all of > the difference. With all of the budget cuts this program was cut last year. > We really do know what is necessary to educate our children. > Pat > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
