tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718918.post8146786776420511759..comments2023-10-02T08:01:55.040-04:00Comments on random detritus: Add Just One Thing--But You Have to Take One Thing, TooTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749138603323188957noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718918.post-11025164821907664272011-04-12T19:48:10.204-04:002011-04-12T19:48:10.204-04:00You shouldn't leave elementary school unable t...<i>You shouldn't leave elementary school unable to read or perform simple math, dare I say it, unable to perform elementary tasks.</i><br /><br />Absolutely. I tend to agree that there ought to be a fair amount of just "stuff it in there" during some of the early school years. A lot of evidence suggests that kids of early Elem age are memorizing *machines.* Take advantage! Build a fact base! Then integrate and analyze!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749138603323188957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718918.post-35728181602359584662011-04-12T16:59:39.157-04:002011-04-12T16:59:39.157-04:00Wrote memorization has lost it's appeal in Ame...Wrote memorization has lost it's appeal in America, but a few studies suggest that it's important to early brain development. I say we cut the critical thinking stuff from the early years and get those kids to memorize their maths. Everyday should just be reading/writing/arithmetic/recess. Throw art in occasionally for good measure.<br /><br />You shouldn't leave elementary school unable to read or perform simple math, dare I say it, unable to perform elementary tasks.MC Squarednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718918.post-48975356767348807132011-02-01T22:16:56.558-05:002011-02-01T22:16:56.558-05:00I am not now nor have I ever been a member of an o...I am not now nor have I ever been a member of an organized political party.<br /><br />Grandpa JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718918.post-42432118053083913442011-02-01T22:13:13.306-05:002011-02-01T22:13:13.306-05:00I agree. We have to answer the question: Why do w...I agree. We have to answer the question: Why do we teach? Is the answer to perpetuate the graduation mill that churns out class replicants, or is it to help children learn?<br /><br />Gramma Carrie AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6718918.post-68734705643995079672011-01-31T16:24:02.237-05:002011-01-31T16:24:02.237-05:00I wouldn't necessarily add anything. I'd ...I wouldn't necessarily add anything. I'd remove penalties for teachers whose students failed reading and/or math standardized tests and not let the little buggers graduate until they passed.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972073087103859606noreply@blogger.com