rob@arcsun.UUCP (03/04/87)
In article <217@fornax.uucp>, chapman@fornax.uucp (John Chapman) writes: > > What would Denise change if she could do whatever she wanted with the > school system? > I asked her, and here is her response: 1. Much smaller class sizes (e.g. 5 students per teacher) where each of the students is of similar ability. In this way, more individual attention could be provided, and provided equally -- not just to exceptional students at either end of the ability spectrum. Also, many discipline problems would evaporate in this setting. 2. Less structure in the classroom, with classes able to leave the school and investigate the world first hand. This would involve much more interaction between schools and the community than exists now. This also includes more latitude for the teacher in determining curricula. (The Ministry of Education frequently decides not only course content, but also the textbook it will be taught from). These are ideals, which economics dictates are unlikely to ever be considered for actual implementation. (Also, there just aren't *that* many teachers around, even in B.C. :-) Rob (for Denise) Aitken {...alberta,...ubc-vision}!calgary!arcsun!rob Disclaimer: The Alberta Research Council isn't even interested in what I think.