tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post2651234338770427019..comments2024-03-17T04:09:26.074-04:00Comments on SpeEdChange: Reversing the Curriculumirasocolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-65145226320288730552010-08-22T23:15:56.273-04:002010-08-22T23:15:56.273-04:00As a teacher working with high school students who...As a teacher working with high school students who have significant intellectual difficulties this article really struck me. The biggest challenges I face are trying to meet the academic needs of my students while convincing colleagues and parents alike that 'non-credit' classes are just as valuable as those 'credit' courses which move the student toward a traditional diploma. Putting a grade 9 student into a mainstream grade 9 English course in order to work toward credit when the student is struggling with reading and comprehending grade 1 level text and audio information is merely a study in frustration for everyone involved. But put that student into an individualized literacy program that meets them at their level, and you get a rewarding experience for everyone, where the student is able to meet expectations and make progress in their literacy skills. <br /><br />If you are teaching things that are ahead of what the student is ready to learn you might as well be teaching neurobiology to a newborn.andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18152224768327111211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-72995905214169032122010-06-04T16:14:18.041-04:002010-06-04T16:14:18.041-04:00It was fun to read your article with my five year ...It was fun to read your article with my five year old. She is blessed to attend a school that does meet the students where they are. They used a Reggio approach to learning, and as an educator, it was hard to trust the system as it differed from what I knew in school, but I'm seeing the benefits and joy each day now as her soul wants to explore more and more. The challenge for me is how do I make this happen at the middle level. We are working on it though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509461960011694740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-41616336095786033382010-06-04T15:16:06.739-04:002010-06-04T15:16:06.739-04:00"And if the student wants to go there, the le..."And if the student wants to go there, the learning is motivated. And motivated learning is effective learning."<br /><br />Does it matter <i>what</i> students are learning? Or only <i>that</i> they are learning? Does it matter where they go, or only that they are going somewhere?David Korfhagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483910268144751116noreply@blogger.com