Katie Konrath over at Get Fresh Minds has opened the floor! A commenter on a previous post about the possibilities of change said:
- 100 years ago, students were sitting in classrooms with a teacher and blackboard at the front.
- 50 years ago, students were sitting in classroom with a teacher and a blackboard at the front.
- 5 years ago, student were sitting in classrooms with a teacher and a whiteboard at the front.
- Breathtaking speed of change! Education seems to be a little behind the curve.
Today, following up on that comment, Katie asks:
Should our schools be changing to meet the times?
I daresay she’ll have some good feedback, and I think home educators have a lot to say about what works in educating kids and what doesn’t. Go give her YOUR two cents!
July 29, 2008 @ 3:07 am
Wish I could remember where I read someone talking about if you took someone from 100 years ago or so, and plunked him down in today’s life, the *only* thing he would recognize is a school.