Huh? is an appropriate question when the status quo of schlock is deemed preferable to improving the education of generations of children. The Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for the Social Studies was written in the early 1980s and confirmed in … Continue reading
Words Determine a Child’s Future
Talking with young children is a treat. As Art Linkletter noted in his 1945-1969 radio and television series, “kids say the darndest things.” Bill Cosby later hosted a television special based upon this Linkletter quote. But, unlike Linkletter and Cosby, … Continue reading
Credibility Is Matching What You Expect With What You Get
When most of us purchase a new-to-us car, we expect that the car will have an engine and a transmission, four wheels that go around when the engine and transmission are engaged, and a compartment within which we can ride. … Continue reading
Simple and Direct Instruction Causes Learning
Do, listen, read, watch. Let’s think and talk about this together. Explain it to me. Show me. Once again. That’s good! When teaching and learning are kept simple, children learn. Call this kind of teaching old fashioned. Label it as … Continue reading
What Price PISA Glory?
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) released its 2012 study of 65 participating nations/education systems this month. The news that 15-year olds in the U.S. once again were in the middle of the pack was printed as “PISA Test … Continue reading