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Post by Laurel Chaisson on May 18, 2005 8:28:56 GMT -5
What kind of school would be an alternate, you might ask? The main attributes of such schools are easy to spot and very fundamental. They are as follows: - The students are honored, not the system.
- The students are offered reasonable choice regarding how the lessons are presented, and at what speed.
- The curriculum is flexible from class to class, often changing due to WHO is doing the LEARNING in a certain group.
- The children and teachers are responsible for setting the learning standard, not the system.
- Teachers have great autonomy within their own student groups.
- Old educational paradigms are not worshiped. New ideas are welcome.
- Tests are constantly changed and re-worked to fit the skills and awareness of the information being taught and absorbed. (Nothing is worse than a very bright child taking an old test that is far beneath them. They often will misunderstand or discard it mentally, and therefore fail it. The tests must evolve with the student's awareness.)
- A constantly changing way of doing things is the norm throughout the history of the institution.
- It's probably controversial.
©Indigo Child.com
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Post by oceanjasmine on Oct 9, 2007 14:30:32 GMT -5
I want to comment on pubic schools VS another form of schooling for your children. My daughter is young only three years old, however she will be attending public schools as of right now. WHY? you ask? I have taught many years in the public schools and now am teaching in a private school......where the things you mention are supposed to happen. I too am spiritual and so is my daughter.....both indigo or something of the sort. We both are not thriving where we are in a private school......well we are doing fine, but I feel as a teacher from the public schools, that my daughter would be happier in that situation. I found teaching in the public schools that I could offer the children MORE avenues of difference and levels of learning and also offer the avenue of allowing them to be themselves much better and easier than I can now. In the public schools I've worked in I was able to challenge the high ability students and help the children who needed it. I could work one on one with them and offer ability grouping as well at all levels. I am still doing this now at the private school, however it is much more challenging,because I don't have enough supplies, I don't have enough room in the classroom, and I don't have the support I need from the administration...period. Also, the testing that is done for all the children in the public school is designed to challenge those who are at a higher level and to not frustrate those who are not on grade level yet. (At least this is how it is where I've taught) The testing in this private school is too easy for the higher ability students and too frustrating for the students who aren't ready for it. So, even though the system is responsible for setting the standard in the public schools, the teacher CAN be in control within the classroom and IS able to in the public school. NOW having said that, this is of course dependent on the county, the state, the school, and the teacher. I have been fortunate to have had the support I need and also was able to be flexible.......and it helped all the students. In the private school I am currently working in.....I am struggling trying to find a way to do all that I did in the public school. However, on the flip side of that......spiritually I am able to open them up more in the private school. That is a plus.....but STILL limited, because in a private school....not all parents believe in God OR not all parents believe in Spirit OR yoga or whatever...so I still feel limited in this area. I have heard of waldorf schools, but don't really know anything about them, except that they form a family within the classroom and offer the children to literally work at their own speed......and do not use computers and or electronic things in the classrooms. I just felt that more info needed to be shared. Not all public school systems are terrible. I think they get a bad rap. Not all private schools are wonderful either, sometimes I think they are built up. I feel each situation has to be dealt with as it comes for each individual and each circumstance. For my daughter and our situation..right now I think she'll be better off in a more structured enviornment where they do challenge her and also offer help to those who need it. For us that's the public school system. I can take care of the rest of her life...meaning spiritual etc. That's my two cents.
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Post by Kivawolfspeaker on Oct 13, 2007 11:46:46 GMT -5
I believe Laurel is refering specifically to Montessori schools here and not all private schools. The most important thing however, is that the teaching methods match the students learning style. If that does not happen it does not matter the subject, the student will not do well, and the teacher will be frustrated.
My 2 cents.
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Post by waterjag on Oct 20, 2007 9:28:52 GMT -5
uh huh uh huh
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