Hear, hear! I so agree! The blind leading the sighted....love that quote! =)
On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 5:40 PM, Beverlee paul <beverleep...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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 > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > 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 > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org 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
