Appropriate education - Where??????

I invite you to chime in here and tell me what you think about private “chartered” schools -

Why are they good, why are they  bad?    And what exactly is soooooo great about inclusions when every year you have a huge fight and the bottom line is….  there is not enough help in these classrooms and it is only going to get worse.  The economy is pushing everyone out of their homes, a possible spending freeze on education from fed…..  and in NY state – we are just about bankrupt?

So – where is the hope for inclusion – and why not go private “chartered”?

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The Finished Project

Sorry to be repetitive – but I think society needs a 2×4 to get this….   not you….  but the higher ups…..  you know .. the ones who make the decisions on how to educate our children ….

The teachers get it … the parents get it… and certainly the children get it!

Here is an example…. 

My son built this airplane today – his first lego project since about 14 months of age (hes 11 now)

And this is how he did it…..

VISUAL instructions

I could have explained to him how to build this lego plane – until  I was blue in the face….. and the plane would never have been finished….

But Lego gets it – so they include visual instructions – to complete a task!  

Imagine what would happen if we did this in school ….

So – once again, I am promoting visual instructions – in many formats – pictures, video (my favorite), signs, etc….

The science says it works, the children say it works, even the toy companies utilize it!    So, exactly when do you think we will start using it in our schools?  I guess I just need to work much faster….