jpomo@gate.net wrote:
> The solutions are simple. Teaching and requiring proficiency in the
> three R's would be sufficient and as in Chicago, New York would have
> to reinstall phonetics, testing before promotion to the next grade
> level and a safe environment conducive to learning.
If solutions to educational problems were simple, we would have found
them. The solutions are not simple, largely because the issues are not
clearly defined. People seem to want to look for the magic potion that
will change the system. The fact is that we are all part of this system
as suppliers and stakeholders. Whether we talk of education, the
economy, health care, violence, all issues of major significance require
our active involvement--across traditional boundaries. The question is
what will each of us to improve our educational system or economy
or violence in the streets? Education and other issues that
have global significance are really local issues and must be
solved community by community--by each of us. The mission I have chosen
is to "support and promote the continuous improvement of learning by
building critical linkages across traditional occupational, professional
and academic boundaries."
Other issues that need work in education specifically are:
data-driven decision making- educators often operate on a smile
index(How do you know this is a good program? The kids like it..);
and understanding what a stable system is and not just throwing money at
special causes.
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