http://www.theorganizedunschooler.com/the-six-lesson-schoolteacher/ Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:40:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.theorganizedunschooler.com/the-six-lesson-schoolteacher/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Elizabeth Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:40:05 +0000 http://www.theorganizedunschooler.com/?p=34#comment-32 This is good. I'm with ya. Well said. I am seeing more and more that it is so important to teach little ones the way they were meant to be taught. Naturally. Alot of the reading programs in the public schools seem to be lacking. Also the tests.... I remember being a kid and being asked questions in which, when I thought critically didn't make sense. For example something like: which box could the ribbon fit into. The small one (smaller than the picture of the ribbon tied up into a bow--- yet, it would fit if you fold it in half or scrunch it), the medium box (which the ribbon fits in the best) or the large one (um... the ribbon could still fit into it, just with extra space!). It totally takes away from the creativity of the child and punishes critical thinking. I remember getting alot of those wrong because I thought outside "their box" lol This is good. I’m with ya. Well said. I am seeing more and more that it is so important to teach little ones the way they were meant to be taught. Naturally. Alot of the reading programs in the public schools seem to be lacking. Also the tests…. I remember being a kid and being asked questions in which, when I thought critically didn’t make sense. For example something like: which box could the ribbon fit into. The small one (smaller than the picture of the ribbon tied up into a bow— yet, it would fit if you fold it in half or scrunch it), the medium box (which the ribbon fits in the best) or the large one (um… the ribbon could still fit into it, just with extra space!). It totally takes away from the creativity of the child and punishes critical thinking. I remember getting alot of those wrong because I thought outside “their box” lol

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