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This idea of a structural change is further girded in the article by Hiebert & Morris (2012), which agues in favor of altering the fundamental strategy of instruction. To the authors, the focus on improving the characteristics of educators rather than the educational resources and parameters given to these educators if wrongheaded and problematic. Hiebert & Morris "expose the assumptions on which this logic is built, propose an alternative approach to improving teaching that engages teachers (and researchers) directly in the work of improving teaching, present some indirect evidence to support this approach, and examine the cultural traditions and beliefs that have kept the conventional approach in place for so long." (p. 92)
The article by Hiebert & Morris challenges the idea that teacher qualifications are the flaw in the present educational system. The opportunities for improvement lay, instead, in bringing about greater intuition and flexibility in curricular design, learning materials and even the overarching structure of the traditional public school.
Opposition:
The opposition to the proposed strategies for philosophical and structural reconsideration of our educational system is largely formed by members of the federal and state governments. The rigid standardized testing and accountability strategies that have marked the last decade of educational policy are, in many ways, responsible for the deplorable state of American education. However, the opposition argues that a further reinforcement of this approach is the best way forward. According to Coffey & Alberts (2013), "an organization established by the 50 U.S. state governors to improve academic standards and testing will begin finalizing its draft document (released in January 2013) of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). This document aims to establish new common standards for science education for students aged 5 to 18 in the United States, and it explicitly builds on the U.S. National Academies' 2011 Framework for K-12 Science Education." (Coffey & Alberts, p. 489)
The strength of this strategy is that it offers greater opportunities for student participation and hands-on learning in science classrooms. However, beyond this stated strategy, the approach is weakened by its reliance on the standardized...
Education of Abbasid Today, the majority of high school students hope to finish college one day. This is a realistic dream for many, as there is an established education system that gives students a choice of career paths and training. The modern world if full of universities and training centers. However, the world was not always like this. Many centuries ago, education was limited to the privileged and even the privileged
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Areas for Additional Research: The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 8-24 2008 http://en.beijing2008.cn/live/pressconference/mpc/n214511648.shtml From Scholastic [http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/olympics/] The history of the ancient Greek Olympic Games, including the nature of the competition and the reasons behind the cessation of the games. The statistics and demographics of the Olympics. Evidence and impact of nationalism on the Olympic Games. http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/olympics/article2.htm More Olympic links: • http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/olympics/article3.htm • http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/olympics/article3a.htm • http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/olympics/article3b.htm • http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/olympics/article4.htm • http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/olympics/article4a.htm • http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/olympics/article5.htm • http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/olympics/article5a.htm • http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/olympics/article6.htm • http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/olympics/article7.htm The Olympic rowing venue must adhere to standards including the incorporation of 20 network points for
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4) II. Peter Senge - the Learning Organization Peter Senge, who describes himself as the "idealistic pragmatist" states that learning organizations are: "...organizations where people continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, where collective aspiration is set free, and where people are continually learning to see the whole together." (1990: p.3) the learning organization in the view of
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