Dawn Templeton

6th grade science teacher

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

I enjoyed this TED talk and got much from it. https://t.co/IhvC2OiPKJ
#embracethenewmetaphor

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

@sreed23 It may be high in education for those in higher castes, but the untouchables, they are the ones in need. The high level of self-regulation was most likely due to the Christian mission influence. #511mu

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

Distance to school, cost for uniforms & books, help/labor is needed at home; there is much that stands in the way of the education for Nigerian children. #511mu
https://t.co/qTxe8096pi

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

@MrTroutabc123 Perhaps compulsory edu. should begin at the pre-K and perhaps the vocational ed. could start in the primary schools. If the secondary ed is so selective & the higher ed is not guaranteeing employment, vocational training may be a next step. #511mu

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

@dare2inspire88 That is the question. How can economic change occur when illiteracy is so high, dropout rates are high, and funding is low? Perhaps it's in the vocational-technical pathway rather than academic, at least to start. #511mu

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

If 77% of the pop. in Nigeria is rural & engaged in agriculture, then the school sys. must begin in the rural areas as opposed to the higher ed. As the pop. continues to grow, a first step in econ. dev. may be in fam. planning but that may be considered gov. interference. #511mu

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

In comparison with the Mexican ed. syst., the Nigerian gov. is spending $ on higher ed. but this neglects the primary schooling, widens the gulf btwn rural & urbanites, and still graduates unemployable degree holders. Nigeria has a poorer infrastructure than does Mexico.
#511mu

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

Much of the instructional time in primary school is geared towards learning languages, up to 3 or 4, but the common link language idea infuses a counterculture worldview. Is that better? How is a shared nat'l history created if none exists? #511mu #culturalconfusionatstake

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

Once again we see in Nigeria an LTDC with high levels of diversity in culture & language, where the tribal membership is more important than the national unity. Education is seen as the key for social change, but where to begin. #bottomup #511mu

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

@WeaverRandon And they still don't think that full compliance will happen even by 2020. In the case of Mexico, something dynamic needs to occur, but how if there are so many rural areas to engage.
#511mu

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

@dare2inspire88 "Brain drain" is something that makes sense now, for one who comes from an LTDC, especially if one spent good $ on an educ. Let me go somewhere where I can use this degree in order to be financially secure. LTDCs need to create a space for these people.
#511mu #plugthedrain

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

@dare2inspire88 It would seem that as long as there are multicultural issues in a country, there will be a concern with illiteracy in the rural areas & the lower SESs (or castes, in this case). Overcoming it will need to start from the grassroots up, it would seem. #511mu #trickledowndoesntwork

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

I was able to "assist" with some non-formal education in Biratnagar, Nepal in '07. While the students were fed, clothed, sheltered, educated, & cared for, it amazed me at how well they self-regulated. They were grateful for the little they had & to learn. #511mu #theytaughtme

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

If 9 out of 10 engineers in India are unemployed, could vocational & technical schooling provide economic gain for a young man such as this? Could this be the next step in preventing dropout after the 10th grade? https://t.co/2iINGss7E7
#511mu #creativeproblemsolving

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

The point of the Indian education system? https://t.co/bpc7QgjYTz
Dispelling the myths of outdated syllabi, STEM over art, & punishment to learn discipline, this TED talk speaker explains the need to ask questions & to make mistakes in order to learn. #511mu #failforward

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

Inequity seem to exist in access to higher edu. in LTDCs of Mexico & India: rural v urban; male v female; btwn & w/in states or communities. Inequitable funds at the state & local level are less than helpful w/ maintaining attendance thru secondary school graduation.
#511mu

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

As priority is given to higher ed., the education “trickle-down effect” to the elem. & secondary levels is less than effective for Indian schools with a 70% dropout rate after upper primary school.
#511mu #earlylearninghelps

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

@dare2inspire88 @amanda_aungst @MrTroutabc123 The televised teaching reminds me of Sesame Street, Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, & the Electric Company. They were a primary source of instruction, both academic & moral, for me as a preschooler back in the early 70's. #511mu #imthatold

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

Comparing Japanese edu., which promotes memorization & retention for passing exams, US teachers are encouraged to promote critical thinking & problem solving thru use of inquiry methods & constructivist theory. We use this in science class daily. #511mu #inquiryrocks

[Dawn Templeton @hellosunshineDT]

@dare2inspire88 The mission schools were also aimed at keeping girls (primarily from rural areas) out of brothels - sold by their families. If they could be educated, housed, & cared for, then maybe they'd have a better shot at life. #511mu