Journal Prompt #7
All of our children deserve teachers who believe they can learn and who will not be satisfied until they do. – Joe Nathan. Do you believe all of your students can learn?
In an article titled, “All Children Can Learn: Facts and Fallacies”, by M. Donald Thomas and William L. Bainbridge, the authors address the following learning fallacy. “The fallacy that all children can learn: at the same level and in the same amount of time. All children can learn, at some level, and most children, as Ronald Edmonds stated, can learn the basic curriculum if sufficient resources are provided. The fallacy, however, is the belief that all children can learn the same curriculum, in the same amount of time, and at the same level.”
Yes, I believe that all my students can learn, but, each child must be treated as an individual; an individual who will achieve according to his or her own unique abilities and limitations.
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saintandie
// Jul 11, 2007 at 11:31 am
Bravo! You, better than most, are much qualified to answer this question. The students you teach need that extra attention to push toward success, and how blessed they are to have YOU as their teacher.
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