Comments on: Why Don’t We Teach Children To Be Leaders?

By: Shinade

Shinade — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:22:49 +0000

You know I have two teachers in my family. My youngest son-in-law holds a master’s degree in early childhood development and education. He himself is thinking of quiting because of such government control…standarized testing and such…he feels he can no longer be the kind of teacher he wants to be. Now my oldest daughter is a lecturer at A&M in corpus. She holds her doctorate in english Literature…..and, she is absolutely one of the most inspirational teachers I have yet to see. First off….she never gives exams…the word is not even in her sylibi….her students choose projects of their own design…within some boundaries of course….and, at the end of the semester….it is their projects that prove to be their exam. She comes up with all kind of games and such that truly get her students interested in English. Now many of her peers have even come to her and ask permission to use some of her ideas in their lesson planning…but, others frown upon her creativity…I actually heard this verbatim myself from another prof. while I was visiting. She was hanging up her student’s projects for the entire english department to look at and comment on and actually vote for….the comment”Oh great…thanks Pam….even more unnecessary work for all of us!” Well my goodness with all of that said…I totally agree with your assessment…I do beleive our system is designed for the elite….this is another reason my youngest is determined to home school. Thanks for a great post…sorry about such a long-winded response.~jackie

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By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:02:20 +0000

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Anonymous — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:45:17 +0000

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By: surjit

surjit — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:47:09 +0000

Fearless Dreams, I fully agree with your wonderful words:
‘we desperately need some vision for how schools can help children to find the greatness within them..’
A good post to ponder over. My best wishes.

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By: jennifer

jennifer — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:44:57 +0000

Excellent, excellent post!

Periodically I work in the public schools…. I think if I tried to design a more unhealthy place for teenagers it would be the high school as it is today in most communities through our country.

We need to start over!

Thank you for this informative post!

Blessings,

jen

By: Brennan Kingsland

Brennan Kingsland — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:08:50 +0000

I feel that you article is well thought out and extremely lucid. As I read it, I was reminded of the sign that my husband hung in the front of all his classrooms (and which now hangs above my desk). The sign says, “A creative mess is better than tidy idleness.”

I realize that your article was not about tidiness in the classroom, but the compulsion on the part of some teachers to maintain rigid control, actually making it more important than learning. Some control needs to be maintained, because left to their own devices, children can be so rowdy that learning is impossible. The trick is to utilize techniques that maintain a child’s interest and attention, so that learning can take place and is actually enjoyable.

What I found most encouraging about your article is not the fact that you admit you are not an educator, nor familiar with the methodology, but that you care enough to write the article in the first place.

Our schools have been deteriorating for years, except in special cases, to the point where they are now ranked 24th among developed nations. Students in other countries openly laugh at our educational system and the level of our curriculum.

It is past time to completely revamp our public schools. We CITIZENS must make this an issue to be dealt with during the coming political campaigns. It is time to stand up and FORCE the necessary changes, including revamping curriculum to allow for teaching (and learning) critical thinking skills. If we do not train our children to be effective leaders capable of rational thought, and the awareness of consequences, then we will deserve the ever-worsening leadership we will get.

We are inviting parents, teachers, taxpayers and voters to JOIN US and help to Straighten-Out Public Education NOW!