tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12212960.post1877536475792991646..comments2024-01-19T16:59:18.969-08:00Comments on All the Best Bits: Montessori: The Child Flourishes as ActorPhillip Alveldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385209784282272315noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12212960.post-14206765128057166262006-10-10T08:05:00.000-07:002006-10-10T08:05:00.000-07:00>>Overall, I think most school curricula need a li...>>Overall, I think most school curricula need a little more of the exploratory Montessori flavor which fosters personal hands-on experimentation. The real question in my mind is how to encourage this without loosing rigor and discipline in these activities.<<<br /><br />I don't think you could have a better one sentence description of the problem in math/science education. The free form activities that are missing are so often missing for a reason. One reason can be lack of skill or imagination in the faculty but the other reason is that to provide standardization, discipline and to limit "goofing off" structure is imposed that eliminates key exploration elements of learning.<br /><br />The solution to this conundrum is the golden key to to unlock science education in this country.Paul from Atlantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16857708929364646517noreply@blogger.com