Fri 18 Sep 2009
Education Reform
Posted by Peg Smith under General
I want to know what you are thinking about when you read the literature about education reform? What are the implications for camp? What is our position/s? How do children learn? How do children and youth learn mastery and competence? What did it look like? What does it look like? What might it look like? What has endured? What must endure? What are we willing to fight for?
What is our contributary value when people are thinking about putting together a 12 month ‘learning’ environment? What are you reading to be sure you are equipped and informed?
Have you seen the movie 200 million minutes? Have you read the Global Achievement Gap? Have you read Spark? What do yu think I should be reading?
We must remember form follows function. So let’s be a part of the ‘function’ so we are not left out of the ‘form’.
September 19, 2009
Please explore the Millennium Development Goals from the UN
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development
Look at how many of these camp could be the vehicle for positive change. It is a great opportunity to engage with the world.
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September 27, 2009
Allow me to expose readers to a different view point.
I feel postings like this are the core problem with ACA and the 20/20 vision = misguided energy and intellectual overconfidence. Let’s stop trying to be “brainy” and focus on simply get the work done.
Why is ACA asking us these questions? Is to elicit some type of inspirational response? I can only hope that that the camping industry professionals can see the greater picture here. This is comparable to a school board asking its teacher population “What should we do?”
The true question is…”What are you doing about these problems?” This is what I’m left pondering after I read or view material regarding the education of youth in America. By the way, the film you’re referring to is 2 Million Minutes by Bob Compton, not 200 Million Minutes.
In closing, to answer your question, “What do you think I should be reading?” my top 5 suggestions are:
The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hanna Arendt
Maya Intellectual Renaissance by Victor Montejo
Letters from a Nut by Ted Nancy
On Becoming a Leader by Warren Bennis
Billions and Billions by Carl Segan
Also, please check for typos next time too.
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December 23, 2009
Good article. Thanks to the author
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