Assumptions: Class Discussion

Posted on July 5, 2005

1. all students can learn
2. teachers know their impact on students
3. educators are aware of the importance of their self-awareness
4. play in school starts to diminish as students get older...
5. choice is something that parents, students, and teachers have to make cooperatively
6. the learning environment should be natural
7. change in public schooling is an overwhelming prospect
8. private schools produce better educated students than public schools, generally
9. caring is not currently taught in public schools
10. caring is an important skill that should be taught
11. test assessment doesn't work well overall
12. communication
13. forming relationships
14. helping children with their school homework is a duty of parenthood - bad parents don't do this
15. small is better