“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
An interesting opinion piece from the Cape Cod Times.
Our children are not doing well. America needs anger-management training. https://t.co/2Hwl4MIQuN via @capecodtimes
Too many educators, intimidated by the magic phrase "science of learning," swallow dubious claims by proponents of traditional teaching. My new blog post looks at one example: "Cognitive Load Theory: An Unpersuasive Attempt to Justify Direct Instruction" - https://t.co/itTjsH6KC8
My new blog post - "Cognitive Load Theory: An Unpersuasive Attempt to Justify Direct Instruction" - dissects another dubious effort to undermine progressive education by invoking the magic phrase "science of learning." (Warning: footnotes galore!)
https://t.co/itTjsH6KC8
Please don't remove students from physical education, music, Arts, or other classes to remediate them in other areas. These classes are just as important for overall education and may be their favorite classes and one reason they like school.