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By Barbara Bray September 13, 2008 -- 10:22 AM
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Susan - I agree wholeheartedly. That's why I posted Joy in Learning in an earlier post. We owe it to our children to bring joy back, make learning exciting and engaging. What I heard one student say at one urban school "I learn in school and enjoy learning after school." That's not what should happen.
I like your ideas of using real world activities like cooking. With the emphasis of testing especially in K-8, teachers are overwhelmed with paperwork and following prescriptive lessons that are "boring." I have lots of friends who are getting disillusioned with the teaching profession. My best friend who teaches teachers ELD strategies was just told their funding was cut. I'm in California that hasn't passed a budget in 75 days so schools are on their own. Yesterday, the front page of the SF Chronicle showed Algebra 1 classes with 43 students.
Things have to change soon. Teachers need to share how they are bringing back joy. Share it in eCoach. I'm going to be presenting strategies how to replace lessons with engaging activities, how to map the curriculum, how to collaborate with another classroom, etc. I am going to encourage eCoach members to share more and more. You can include videos, podcasts, and more in blogs and the Universal builder. Let's get going!!!
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