More of the Same? March 26, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Articles/Videos, Opinion.trackback
The New York Times has posted an interesting article about the trend to increase the school day, calendar, or both. The basic premise seems to be that if schools are failing, increasing the amount of school will make for better results. Would more of the same really be effective? Or would the return of programs like art, music, physical education, foreign languages, and others be a better approach. Maybe what we need isn’t more of the same, but less. We need a return to a balanced curriculum that includes the basics, but also includes meaningful choices. Here is a critical section from the article:
Create a free edublog to get your own comment avatar (and more!)“At Matthew J. Kuss Middle School here in Fall River, the time has bolstered instruction in reading, math and science as well as opening the way for electives in art and drama, forensics, karate and cooking - “the fun things for kids,” said Nancy Mullen, the principal - that had been pared away as the school’s standing fell.”
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