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Re: school » alexandra_k

Posted by Toph on February 20, 2005, at 8:04:22

In reply to Re: school, posted by alexandra_k on February 20, 2005, at 1:16:42

I went to traditional American kindergarten, which was mostly play, you know finger painting and such. I must have been happy judging from photographs, theres one of me with the entire class and everyone's parents must have received the memo because they are wearing really nice clothes, and then there's me smiling away in a coyboy hat, vest and a silver badge pinned on my chest. It wasn't all good, I remember (actually I have no recollection) that Davie Robertson pushed me off of the jungle gym causing me to fall 20 feet to the asphalt (before some genius thought it best to use wood chips). Now that I think of it, I'm going to use this excuse from now on when I get blocked.

Getting back to Maria, she developed her techniques from work with developmentally disabled kids, if I recall correctly, and then found them effective with other children. As an assistant teacher I thought it was a bit ridgid. Tasks were succesful if done a certain way. A child was redirected if he pretended that a block for the pink tower was imagined to be a truck, for example. When I had to supervise recess the kids seemed inordinately kinetic, free from the constraints of the Monessori method. But then maybe they got it from Mr. _____ who liked playing with the kids so much.

After all, it seems to me that good education has less to do with technique and curriculum as it does with good teachers. I have posted about some of my experiences with good and bad ones in the past. alex, what percentage of your superior (in my opinion) intellect do you suppose is attributable to fortunate genes, fine teachers, or hard work?

Toph

 

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