Putting all students in a one time curriculum to not leave students behind is not what is really going on in the classrooms. All students are on different levels and so in the classroom there should be different levels and lessons for each child. Each child should be in competition with themselves to make more of an effort to continue to learn and to push themselves. Each child should be able to get a years worth of learning within the school year. The curriculum is like a "road map" each student is their own "road" and they should connect, intersect, and ride along the curriculum so the students get a section of the curriculum in each lesson.
As long as the child comes away from each lesson learning one section from the lesson being taught the teacher has done their job. As teachers it is our responsibility to learn new ways to teach the information so the students can get the full experience in the lesson.
I think that this an amazing article and if I as a teacher can get the students excited about the lesson and to teach the information. I am excited to get to learn different ways to teach different lessons so that all the students I have in my classroom.
I'm glad you read this article... (not everyone did). You made one statement that I don't think I understand, and I'm hoping you'll elaborate on it in a later posting... what you mean by it: "As long as the child comes away from each lesson learning one section from the lesson being taught the teacher has done their job." I don't understand the context of this statement... but from what I see, it makes me thing that this would only happen if the teacher teaches one thing in one way to the whole class... and in that case, the teacher ISN'T doing her job. And, she probably isn't checking to find who who "got" what... which makes it even worse. Please let me know if I'm on the "wong page" -- 5 pts.
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