Some Common Practices / Discussion

This is the discussion related to the wiki page Some Common Practices.

Common Practices

mkh29 04 Jun 2014 20:12

The accountability piece in education has that unfortunate time stipulation to it. Much like when a child learns to crawl, walk or talk. One can do things to attempt to speed up the maturation process, but inevitably it is the individual child’s make up that will determine the rate at which they progress. I have heard of children speaking within months of birth and in other cases, much like my niece, some wait for several years before speaking. In the case of the later, she is not intellectually challenged or low, it just took her longer to verbalize. This waiting or extended time is not always received well by policy makers.

Learning occurs from multiple places

Fred Lugo 05 Jun 2014 02:27

I am thinking about the section “learning occurs from simple, concrete to complicated, abstract. I believe that if a child has been exposed to multiple environments and things, then they are capable of creating understanding from any of the levels, depending on the topic and content. Example; if a child is raised on a farm and also has the opportunity to to go water skiing, snow boarding, snorkeling, fishing, and camping they will have more opportunities to bring new meanings from multiple directions.