tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post8167910109700110873..comments2024-03-08T14:23:31.503-05:00Comments on A Puff of Absurdity: On Educational ReformMarie Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13872774009526266579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post-24436462760688884442013-02-18T09:59:46.579-05:002013-02-18T09:59:46.579-05:00I'm writing something today that will answer t...I'm writing something today that will answer that question thoroughly. Although part of the answer is that I still wish we could work outside the confines of the semesters to allow the few students eager to work at their own pace to be allowed more independence. But I still think it's only a few people who benefit from an alternative route. More students need rewards to keep them working towards the finish line. The "factory school" model isn't around just to serve factory-type jobs - it's what actually works most effectively with many students. Where I agree with Robinson is that there are kids definitely held back by our rigidity - but only a few. Marie Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872774009526266579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post-47574186766077918442013-02-18T09:17:43.838-05:002013-02-18T09:17:43.838-05:00Dubious indeed.
My thinking and your words stru...Dubious indeed. <br /><br />My thinking and your words struck resonance in one of the final paragraphs where you say: <br /><br />"To be fair, part of the reason mastery learning doesn't seem to work in this course is the confines of the term. We're trying a Montessori-type method within a standard school structure."<br /><br />I'm left wondering now, if after a full year,you still feel this way about FF?<br /><br />@mrjacksondotca Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com