http://www.slj.com/2013/02/opinion/consider-the-source/consider-the-source-why-do-we-bother/ The world's largest reviewer of books, multimedia, and technology for children and teens Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.slj.com/2013/02/opinion/consider-the-source/consider-the-source-why-do-we-bother/#comment-22970 Stephanie Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:59:24 +0000 http://www.slj.com/?p=30935#comment-22970 Paul Robeson, oh how I love thee! Do you know where I may get a copy of the recording with Paul Robeson? Paul Robeson, oh how I love thee! Do you know where I may get a copy of the recording with Paul Robeson?

]]> http://www.slj.com/2013/02/opinion/consider-the-source/consider-the-source-why-do-we-bother/#comment-22743 marc aronson Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:22:21 +0000 http://www.slj.com/?p=30935#comment-22743 I agree, portfolios and apprenticing are both excellent options, and as more or more kinds of education are available to students online, perhaps we will create new kinds of assessment and evaluation. I agree, portfolios and apprenticing are both excellent options, and as more or more kinds of education are available to students online, perhaps we will create new kinds of assessment and evaluation.

]]> http://www.slj.com/2013/02/opinion/consider-the-source/consider-the-source-why-do-we-bother/#comment-22432 Barbara McDowell Whitt Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:35:03 +0000 http://www.slj.com/?p=30935#comment-22432 Marc Aronson, thank you for this provocative essay citing differences between your two sons. As a retired reading consultant and classroom teacher, I have long held the thought that we should do away with the grading and testing that is presently the way we do American public school education. We should replace that practice with keeping portfolios of students' work. Furthermore, children who do not do well within the confines of classrooms (and schools) could study as an apprentice from a mentor whose field of study matches the student's interest(s). Marc Aronson, thank you for this provocative essay citing differences between your two sons. As a retired reading consultant and classroom teacher, I have long held the thought that we should do away with the grading and testing that is presently the way we do American public school education. We should replace that practice with keeping portfolios of students’ work. Furthermore, children who do not do well within the confines of classrooms (and schools) could study as an apprentice from a mentor whose field of study matches the student’s interest(s).

]]> http://www.slj.com/2013/02/opinion/consider-the-source/consider-the-source-why-do-we-bother/#comment-21979 Kathleen Krull Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:09:03 +0000 http://www.slj.com/?p=30935#comment-21979 Perfect - "We put our children through their paces in school not so that they will learn something, or master something, or meet any standards. No. We give them tools so that they can experience the joy, the passion, of creating." Perfect – “We put our children through their paces in school not so that they will learn something, or master something, or meet any standards. No. We give them tools so that they can experience the joy, the passion, of creating.”

]]> http://www.slj.com/2013/02/opinion/consider-the-source/consider-the-source-why-do-we-bother/#comment-21973 Myra Zarnowski Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:40:21 +0000 http://www.slj.com/?p=30935#comment-21973 Thank you for this jolt of reality.It's a good thing to consider the big picture of why we are learning in addition to what we are learning. Thank you for this jolt of reality.It’s a good thing to consider the big picture of why we are learning in addition to what we are learning.

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