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mbperrin

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2. Entirely developmentally inappropriate.

Reply to Modern School (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 02:16 PM

Feb 2013

Is child development no longer required for educators? I took 12 hours at the bachelor's level, and 12 more at the master's, and most of the crap that people are shoveling is simply completely inappropriate, and in many cases, impossible for the age of the student.

What part of critical thinking doesn't completely develop until age 25 is it that these money-lickers don't understand?

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Story Time’s Over Kindergartners—Time To Write Expository Essays! [View all] Modern School Feb 2013 OP

Republicans and Democrats are both to blame Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #1

Entirely developmentally inappropriate. mbperrin Feb 2013 #2

That's the point. It's to deliberately cause children to fail duffyduff Feb 2013 #3

Absolutely. It also eliminates the learning that the kids ARE neurologically ready for, and we see Squinch Feb 2013 #5

I was criticized recently for making that very point. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #7

That's why I rail against requiring seventh and eighth graders to learn algebra duffyduff Feb 2013 #8

We start it in 3rd grade now proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #9

I remember being in a self-led math program in elementary school in the '70s AllyCat Feb 2013 #10

The point is to make money Modern School Feb 2013 #4

I wish more teachers understood that. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #6