tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post7948934064526360996..comments2024-03-19T02:22:46.855-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: Why I Teach The Way I Do (Mistakes)Teacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-45167440840450318682012-09-04T16:59:52.243-07:002012-09-04T16:59:52.243-07:00Hey Tom
I like this a lot:
"progressive edu...Hey Tom<br /><br />I like this a lot: <br />"progressive education does not even pretend to know what a child should learn except in the most general sense, assuming that the innate curiosities of children will lead them, through the instinct to play, to the discoveries that will come to form his unique education."<br /><br />I understand what a 'mistake' is to mainstream education -- it's not living up to the frameworks, standards, models and so on that exist because educators think the DO know what a child should learn.<br /><br />But what is a 'mistake' for you and your community. I mean, if there is no endpoint of learning or standard model of development or specified curriculum, what exists such that we'd define something as a mistake, failure or not-hitting-the-mark... would it be in general not-being-democratic since democratic-living seems like the big deal for you? (in which case, there is breaking of rules, yet civil disobedience is good....?) <br /><br />What I didn't get from this post was any examples of the sorts of mistakes that are made at your pre-school (by kids and/or adults).Luke Jaanistehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364124720159969857noreply@blogger.com