Below are the link to a few blog posts that you might find of interest. One of the most fascinating aspects of the summer read selection "The Book of Learning and Forgetting" by Frank Smith is the history of education. How we ended up with our current industrial model is a story that too often goes untold.
Ira Socol is a PhD student at Michigan State and a respected researcher in the area of the history of education. These are two posts worth a read.
Counting the Origins of Failure
and
Today's School Reformers vs. Real Change for Education
Give them a look and leave a comment below
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Two great articles. Education is exactly what it is portrayed. A visionary coupled with leadership is the only way to change the approach, one school at a time. Hopefully we can fulfill this at PND
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