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I told Diane that I would “create some new moments for the stockpile” this afternoon. In the writing of those words, I realized two things. The “moments” are already created in front of us in every second.
I wonder some days whether I will be awake enough to see them?
We have failed miserably it communicating to school committees and superintendents of school on a national and international level. The Gates Foundation won’t answer our letters. Probably because we don’t want any money.
Of the proposals that are being suggested at a national level for school reform, most have to do with content. Yes, let’s have agreed upon outcomes and make sure everyone teaching is on the path. Let’s do tests with students at the beginning of each year to see where students stand and at the end to see what has been accomplished. Both good ideas. Then there comes a nationalized curriculum. If we’re going to do that, let’s hire Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and have it be something youngsters can move through on their own and let teachers work one on one or at least less than one to thirty with those who need the assistance. But if you want inspired teachers, you can’t tell them what to teach when and expect any results. If they are not willing to be assessed based on the results of their students, you can count on the fact that they’re probably not inspired about their work. Continue Reading →
What if the “search for truth” has always been the wrong goal, since truth is always filtered through personal experience?
What if the right one is giving up the need to be right about it?
