Wednesday, November 27, 2013

ideas for change

A Real Education by Barry Boyce
He discusses what children should be taught as far as citizenship, friendships, and empathy. leading them to learn basic life skills.

Gift of Grit, Curiosity Help Kids Succeed by Jerry Large
discusses how environments effect children and their learning. his plan of action is to start improving the environment at home and setting it for success, because teaching starts there.

Arizona Bans Mexican American Studies Program by Deb Aronson
She explains how teachers should be the ones who make political choices about their students because politicians know nothing about education and cannot decide what classes are okay to cut.

Children, Arts, and Du Bois  by Keith Gilyard:
He discusses how giving back the humanities will help the economy and other aspects of student learning. it is important to have these creative classes and they should not be cut back to where there is purely core classes available.

Teaching- Critical Thinking by Bell hooks
critical thinking is essential to the well being of a classroom. teachers and students both complain of boredom in the classroom. if critical thinking is going on students will be more interested therefore no one will be bored.

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