tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post7270718983681214348..comments2024-03-28T06:53:24.022-05:00Comments on a blog about school: School-year learning lossChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12919030671050831251noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-19781013476624512512013-08-23T11:50:35.267-05:002013-08-23T11:50:35.267-05:00Hi, Chris,
Re: CAPS: I think Dr. Wilkerson's ...Hi, Chris,<br /><br />Re: CAPS: I think Dr. Wilkerson's quotes summarize it pretty well. <br /><br /><i>“Students will earn both high school and college credit, giving them a jump-start on their postsecondary work. They will gain experience beyond the traditional classroom, get the hands-on experiential learning colleges value, solve real-world problems that impact our business partners bottom line and future success, and apply classroom knowledge to real-world situations,” David J. Wilkerson, Ph.D., Superintendent of Waukee Schools said.<br /><br />“CAPS will provide junior and senior students with real-world experiences in corporate settings, where they can learn and develop skills in high-demand local corporate environments.”</i><br /><br />If there's something specific in there that is too jargony, I can help explain it, but perhaps the original CAPS site from Blue Valley would be more useful: http://www.bvcaps.org/s/1403/start.aspx<br /><br />Re: "Community is important but..." Have you read <i>The Book of Learning and Forgetting</i> by Frank Smith? http://amzn.com/080773750X<br /><br />I think it would be right up your alley.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774748362933666049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-30857249231932602102013-08-22T23:51:09.795-05:002013-08-22T23:51:09.795-05:00FedUpMom and Russ -- thanks! I agree that people ...FedUpMom and Russ -- thanks! I agree that people can't develop their passions in a vacuum, though I don't think school is the only model for providing culture and community (as I know FedUpMom, who is homeschooling one daughter, must already think). Community is important, but it doesn't follow that the best model is to be in a room with lots of other people all day long. <br /><br />Russ -- I took a look at that link, but I found it awfully hard to get past the edu-speak. Can you describe what the program is actually doing?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-73055719489076379872013-08-22T17:43:11.974-05:002013-08-22T17:43:11.974-05:00Chris,
I think FedUpMom nailed it here:
The prob...Chris,<br /><br />I think FedUpMom nailed it here:<br /><br /><i>The problem is that people find their passions within a context; within a culture and a community.</i><br /><br />Have you read much about the CAPS program Waukee has recommended to our board? https://www.waukee.k12.ia.us/2013/06/committee-recommends-caps-programming/<br /><br />We have to be specific about building the contexts for young folks to find and pursue their passions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774748362933666049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-52491766570956508182013-08-22T13:59:36.532-05:002013-08-22T13:59:36.532-05:00Wow, Chris, sometimes it's as if you're in...Wow, Chris, sometimes it's as if you're inside my head. I've been thinking many of the same things in regard to Older Daughter's upcoming homeschool year. All of a sudden we're confronted by a school-year's worth of time. How can we spend it? <br /><br />I want to see Older Daughter interested and engaged in the world. I want her to find fulfilling interests and passions. <br /><br />The problem is that people find their passions within a context; within a culture and a community. I see my job as knitting together the culture and community that will give Older Daughter that context. <br /><br />This doesn't happen automatically. At least where we live, there's really not much of a community that happens naturally. You have to make it happen.FedUpMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951858601020687242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-91457023346815619852013-08-22T00:18:46.165-05:002013-08-22T00:18:46.165-05:00Russ – Thanks for the comment. I’m sure you’re ri...Russ – Thanks for the comment. I’m sure you’re right, at least about some kids, but if even at the end of summer kids really can’t think of what to do with their time, I don’t think that’s a good state of affairs. I can’t help but wonder if the drinking culture of college isn’t somehow a product of that. (“There’s nothing else to do in this town.”) Life is made up of nothing but time, but it does sometimes seem like a lot of people see their time almost as a burden. I wish school was better at helping kids find fulfilling interests and passions, but I’m afraid it’s just making the time go by. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559356125770114400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285353362748898720.post-89221322304323054612013-08-21T11:39:47.969-05:002013-08-21T11:39:47.969-05:00I had something interesting happen with my sixth g...I had something interesting happen with my sixth graders this year. <b>Many</b> of them wrote or told me that they were bored by the end of summer. <br /><br />I'm not sure what it means, but I noticed you noted they're bored at the beginning of summer but didn't say the same about the end of summer. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774748362933666049noreply@blogger.com