fume711
10-25-2007, 02:04 AM
got this article from a friend.....we need to seriously shape up or else.....
http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/morford/
...from understanding simple history to working through moderately complex ideas to even (in a couple recent examples that particularly distressed him) being able to define the words "agriculture," or even "democracy." Not a single student could do it.
Recently, after giving an assignment that required drawing lines, [the teacher] realized that not a single student actually knew how to use a ruler.
http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/morford/
...from understanding simple history to working through moderately complex ideas to even (in a couple recent examples that particularly distressed him) being able to define the words "agriculture," or even "democracy." Not a single student could do it.
Recently, after giving an assignment that required drawing lines, [the teacher] realized that not a single student actually knew how to use a ruler.