Oct 29 2012: Start where you are at! As in approach school with ideas for CHANGE. Join a Parent and Carer committee to share ideas of how things can change. Start up extra classes in arts, dance, drama or whatever is "missing". Start small, for example by introducing Mindfulness practice, each day starts with a meditation, yoga session once a week, group discussions.
Yes some things need to be "taught" but we can play with how this is done. Drama is a wonderful learning medium for this....ask the school, if they don't have drama whether they could try 2 terms of it with an experienced teacher. Sometimes old traditionalists just need to "see" the new models in practice to start believing things can be done differently.
I remember the change from rows of desks and chairs to small group work set on round tables! I'd love to see way more practical projects happening in school that combine subjects together, holistically rather than separately...Steiner schools go part way towards this, Montessori schools too but different again.....I believe there is no one way...but the way is open for us to create.....be adventurous....avoid long discussions and debates...try, test, challenge, experiment...learning happens all the time.....focus on inspiring, and for me most importantly..ask the young people, what they need too!!
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Yes some things need to be "taught" but we can play with how this is done. Drama is a wonderful learning medium for this....ask the school, if they don't have drama whether they could try 2 terms of it with an experienced teacher. Sometimes old traditionalists just need to "see" the new models in practice to start believing things can be done differently.
I remember the change from rows of desks and chairs to small group work set on round tables! I'd love to see way more practical projects happening in school that combine subjects together, holistically rather than separately...Steiner schools go part way towards this, Montessori schools too but different again.....I believe there is no one way...but the way is open for us to create.....be adventurous....avoid long discussions and debates...try, test, challenge, experiment...learning happens all the time.....focus on inspiring, and for me most importantly..ask the young people, what they need too!!