tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357620132379563790.post7300245968933138617..comments2023-04-13T17:09:27.720+01:00Comments on Englands Freedome, Souldiers Rights: F***ing teachersTrooper Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01505221473081871071noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357620132379563790.post-38689327179978847502010-12-29T12:41:39.794+00:002010-12-29T12:41:39.794+00:00Longrider,
thanks for adding that. I thought I...Longrider,<br /><br />thanks for adding that. I thought I'd made a similar point, but I must have edited it out! <br /><br />I'm not wholly against mixed ability, indeed I'd be all for mixed age groups. Old schools would have everyone together in one classroom, and small rural schools (such as still exist) are like this. <br /><br />My main target is the monolithic state system, which has always been heavily influenced by progressive-era quackery. I don't want to take over this system and run it more traditionally, but rather to smash it. Then there can be choice and competition. Teachers such as the one quoted will be free to follow their methods, provided they can find enough parents/children who appreciate it.Trooper Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505221473081871071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357620132379563790.post-6371868452822270882010-12-29T10:34:32.314+00:002010-12-29T10:34:32.314+00:00There is a kernel of truth in among the dross. The...There is a kernel of truth in among the dross. There are times when mixed abilities can be useful. Okay, so my experience is with adult learners, but I have actively encouraged the less able to learn from the more able and experienced in the group. It's a powerful tool when used properly.<br /><br />You do have to be careful not to drag the more able down to a lower level, though, so what works for adults may not be appropriate for children.Longriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139120804208136012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357620132379563790.post-59829621715218666112010-12-29T03:27:31.746+00:002010-12-29T03:27:31.746+00:00Well, anon, I hope you are doing your bit to throw...Well, anon, I hope you are doing your bit to throw sand in the gearbox!<br /><br />Oh yes, they love teamwork, and teamwork produces mediocrity. Think of the intellectual giants. Were they working in teams? Were the great symphonies written by teams? Were the great works of literature put together by committee?<br /><br />(Having said that I've heard Sir Francis Bacon had some help with the works of Shakespeare!)Trooper Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505221473081871071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357620132379563790.post-25549221191349574762010-12-29T02:56:14.530+00:002010-12-29T02:56:14.530+00:00This way of teaching reeks of the "teamwork&q...This way of teaching reeks of the "teamwork" approach of the workplace. It's bringing everyone to the middle and if anyone becomes a little too noticeable at what they are doing, then drag them back down to the mediocre midde ground and then everyone's a whole lot easier to keep under control, being programmed not to dare attempt usings one's natural talents or developing one's skills based on their best abilities. In time it will stagnate society and result in an era of no change, everything stays the same, stalemated, with those currently promoting this system the ones left in charge of it. It's a totally corrupt system but everyone seems to have fallen for it the way everyone has fallen for every lie put forth by our ruling elite. It's teaching people to watch over one another and themselves, so nobody ever makes waves, so everything stays the same, the ruling class will never be challenged, not for 1,000 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357620132379563790.post-20783817333854787382010-12-29T00:42:36.043+00:002010-12-29T00:42:36.043+00:00Leg-Iron,
you obviously weren't paying attent...Leg-Iron,<br /><br />you obviously weren't paying attention when reading the quote. 'Ability' is an utterly discredited notion (?!)<br /><br />I can't wholly agree with a return to the old days, unless by old days you mean way back to before the state took over. I think the most important thing is to smash the state system into ten thousand pieces. This is far better than to try any reform of the system, which will not work, for one reason because it is populated by people like the one I quote. Only if there are independent schools going their own ways will we beat this poisonous group-think that has taken over. If that were done, I would expect to see more traditional approaches becoming more prevalent, as common sense begins to return. I also think it would lead to something else that I think would be incredibly beneficial - smaller schools.Trooper Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505221473081871071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357620132379563790.post-11091475183922285722010-12-29T00:23:10.921+00:002010-12-29T00:23:10.921+00:00What education needs is a return to the old days. ...What education needs is a return to the old days. The very smart in one class and the very dim in 'how to sweep' class and a range in between.<br /><br />That way, everyone fgets taught to the best of their ability.<br /><br />The 'equality' way means that kids born to be street sweepers (they are, yes) struggle to keep up with the university fodder and are made to feel stupid.<br /><br />They are not stupid. They just don't think along lines of calculus and biochemistry.<br /><br />At the same time, those capable of thinking about calculus and biochemistry are made to feel elitist and guilty so they stop doing it.<br /><br />Nobody wins.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.com