Are ya kiddin' me? Matthew Yglesias correlates US dropout rates to parents redshirting their kids in The Cost of Redshirting... Personally, I find this laughable. Yes, a small percentage of parents are redshirting their children--enrolling their kids into kindergarten a year later than necessary--typically at age 6--to give their children a perceived advantage academically or athletically. But to try to explain our nations stagnate test scores or drop-out rates based in redshirting is quite a stretch... To better understand where we stack up in the larger global perspective, we may need to look at educational practices, family values, and economic status. Cultural trends--where are we as a nation relating to the needs of our students? Our educational practices are simply outdated--methodologies steeped in theories and psychologies of yesteryear... As educators, we need to look closely at our own pedagogy--change is hard, but to keep pace with the rest of the world, we are going to need to do more than enroll our kids in kindergarten at age 5 instead of age 6... CommentsLeave a Reply |  AuthorJust an ordinary classroom teacher--teaching middle school for nearly a decade... Keeping my feet wet in education after an unexpected move. I'll be sharing teaching ideas and my thoughts on 21st century education. Welcome! I hope you can find some useful tools or inspiration on my site. Categories...
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Learning Tools ArchivesJune 2009  "Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." Ralph Waldo Emerson    undefined
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