http://twelchconsulting.com/blog/2009/06/20/why-schools-can%e2%80%99t-be-%e2%80%9cfixed%e2%80%9d-or-what-the-dewey-decimal-system-tells-us-about-the-future-of-school/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:13:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://twelchconsulting.com/blog/2009/06/20/why-schools-can%e2%80%99t-be-%e2%80%9cfixed%e2%80%9d-or-what-the-dewey-decimal-system-tells-us-about-the-future-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-7638 Margaret Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:47:16 +0000 http://twelchconsulting.com/blog/?p=29#comment-7638 We must realize that our students come to us with needs that are broad and complex and that curriculum and instruction alone will not be the "fix". We must teach and heal the whole child. Until we nurture and address the increasingly complex needs of students/children, I believe we will continue to struggle with the education of these children. It appears that everytime a new idea in education becomes popular, we implement it before giving the it the time to see if the idea/new instructional technique a chance to develop. I began teaching undergraduate and graduate students at our local university and the students were unable to construct a sentence and lacked basic research skills. We as educators must prepare them for life outside of the public school system. Miss seeing you Tom and the debates! We must realize that our students come to us with needs that are broad and complex and that curriculum and instruction alone will not be the “fix”. We must teach and heal the whole child. Until we nurture and address the increasingly complex needs of students/children, I believe we will continue to struggle with the education of these children. It appears that everytime a new idea in education becomes popular, we implement it before giving the it the time to see if the idea/new instructional technique a chance to develop. I began teaching undergraduate and graduate students at our local university and the students were unable to construct a sentence and lacked basic research skills. We as educators must prepare them for life outside of the public school system. Miss seeing you Tom and the debates!

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Thanks,
Don

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