This was posted on Facebook by a teacher in private school. We are cross-posting the original. Ask these same questions in your home and see what happens. Carol silva denSosrpot4ma95ucl25 l15h5t :P7a257yMlM3751 14ua70a5i 5157mg · I teach at a $15,000/year private academy. Last Tuesday, I gave my 6th graders a simple quiz: Why is the ocean blue but water in a cup is clear? Twenty-four students. Not one of them could answer. These parents are paying for excellence. We're delivering expensive memorization. I've been in this classroom for 12 years. The parents who send their kids here are successful. They pay $15,000 a year because … [Read more...]
Are children “deniers”?
We teach children to ask questions. How often have you had your child/ren ask why? The world is a place of wonder and learning. Throughout their education we share information and encourage them to continue to ask "why". Do we want that to stop? Do we want children to do exactly what their told and only repeat back that which they are told? If we've done our jobs (parents, teaches and society) they will be life long learners and always ask why...until they become adults. As a society we seem to be bent on killing the skill of asking why and challenging what we learn. Some people are called "deniers" when they question something someone tells them. The people who believe they are right … [Read more...]