Turning Schools Into Robot Factories

Just this year, my school-loving 8 year old doesn't want to go anymore. "It is boring", she says. It's a lot of work. So. . . .I am beginning to wonder if pacing-guides have replaced inspiration and creativity in her third grade classroom. I even had a discussion today with my hard-working high school sophomore who thinks that her younger sister has "too much homework." I reminded her that there is a tremendous amount of pressure on teachers to cover 22 years of standards in 12 years so they keep stapling more math problems, grammar practice and reading logs together to send home.

I am not sure that more homework at third grade is the answer. What about discovery and imagination?

Check out this link to a thought-provoking article.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/elementary-school/-this-post-was-written.html

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