Some Want to Move Backwards
William Draves,
Nine Shift,
Oct 24, 2008
William Draves writes, "Even in the U.K., where much of the new 21st century pedagogy is originated, one in five teachers want to bring back the hitting of boys, called 'caning.' See the story. There will be steps backward, and some people wanting to go backwards. So expect to see that. Fortunately we will see more people understanding that we have to move forward." I have said that people learn more from the example than from the content. Which leads me to ask what sort of lesson it is students learn from teachers who have such attitudes. And then - it occurred to me while driving on the highways of PEI - the source of bullying isn't such a mystery. It may be that students learn it from their teachers. If this is the case - and I would want to see some evidence for it - then it would suggests some strategies for ending it permanently.
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