Question
1. what are main points of this article?
2. why is this important , what does this mean for a teacher?...a parent?
3. ideas for practice, implementation, further thinking?
Chapter 25 In Defense of the Arts A lot of what I read these days about education saddens me. But one of the saddest things I've come across lately was a piece in Valerie Strauss's column in the Washingion Post. Its title was "Kindergarten show canceled so kids can keep studying to become college and career ready.' Really." I'm certain she added that last word to the headline because such a thing is almost impossible to believe-almost. To anyone who's been paying attention to the current educational climate, this is stunning and sickening but not necessarily shocking Here's the letter, sent by the school's interim principal and four kindergarten teachers to parents upset by the cancellation We hope this letter serves to help you better understand how the demands of the 21st century are changing schools, and, more specifically, to clarify misperceptions about the Kindergarten show It is most important to keep in mind is [sic] that this issue is not unique to Elwood. Although the movement toward more rigorous learning standards has been in the national news for more thana decade, the changing face of education is beginning to feel unsettling for some people. What and how we teach is changing to meet the demands of a changing world. The reason for eliminating the Kindergarten show is simple. We are responsible for preparing children for college and career with valuable lifelong skills and know that we can best do that by having them become strong readers, writers, coworkers and problem solvers. Please do not fault us for making professional decisions that we know will never be able to please everyone. But know that we are making these decisions with the interests of all children in mind It disturbs me every time I read it-for so many reasons. Among them is the clear implication that the arts are considered of so little significance as we prepare children to become “college and career ready" that even in kindergarten children are learning there are only certain skills worth having Let's look more closely at the letter, beginning with the statement that
Explanation / Answer
1) The main point of this article is the teachers and parents should concentrate on their kids to teach valuble life long skills instead of boring stuidies.
2) This is important for everybody because the education to anybody should be a joyful but it shoudn't be painful. Although, the 21st century requires more skills to compete, coming to end it is matter of surviving. The comptence should produce good products and it should give better livings. It should not affect the kids who don't know what is stress?. we should not make them frightened in the beging of life.
3) As of my knowledge, the kids should be encouraged to play and have ome fun. Teach them moral ethics to follow in a society. They should able to choose their carrer on thier interest. The parents and teachers should guide them in right tracks but should not force them to do. Kids should have assignments with fun projects instead of boring writeup. They should learn in each thing but they should not evaluated. Let tehm grow how they are growing like trees. Every tree won't have the same growth. Each and every one has their importance and makes the world beautiful. Finally conclusion of this article is Feed them, play with them, teach them but not force them to compete.
