I enjoyed reading ALL of the posts. I wish I could respond individually, but since so many came in last night, I won't have the chance. Now that we've got the blog up and running, perhaps the posts will come in during the week.
You may respond to each other's posts if you'd like. Some cross-commentary might be interesting.
However, you should be aware that anything you post on this blog can be read by anyone else at anytime. Your discrection is advised.
Here is the prompt for this week. (There will be no prompt for the week of spring break.) The due date will be Sunday night, March 12, 11:59 p.m.
Many of you contrasted the classrooms you visited with your memories of how the secondary schools you once attended operated. That brings up this question: should education be fitted to a particular student population or can a curriculum be universal for all students? Most European countries, Japan, and South Korea, for example, have national curricula. We may be the only nation among our nation-peers that doesn't have a national curricula or standards. Playing on the previous question, is our lack of a national curricula ultimately a good idea?