Friday, March 4, 2011
Charter Schmarter
If I could create a great charter school, one that I would be proud to have my son attend, it would be multifaceted. The school would focus on the subjects that mostly get cut from public schools. These would be art, music, physical activity, naturalism, and creative writing. Math, science, and reading would also be taught of course, but the school would have a lot of elective activities for children who want to explore more avenues. Newspaper, art, photography, drama, music classes, and yoga and dance classes to name a few. I would have math, reading, and science be incorporated into these electives. That way students are learning but in a more creative way, which will keep their interests.
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I really like your abandonment of the traditional hierarchy of educational importance. In reality I think that the "subjects" (RRR) are traditionally considered an end rather than a means. I think of them as tools that could be used to facilitate exploration. We don't use math, science or reading in a vacuum, why should they be taught in such a matter. I like where you're going with your ideas. A small criticism, however, I personally feel that newspapers are soon to be an obsolete media, while there is immense growth in internet media. More something to think about than a problem.
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