Rethinking the American School
In Khan's book, The One World Schoolhouse , they illustrate the origins of the modern day school. I was surprised to learn how little had changed in the past 200 years. The construct is still largely the same, even though the world, and therefore the need for the modern structure has change so much. What we're doing now just simply doesn't work for many students. School, as is stands today, is not made for every learner. Dare I say it's not made for the majority of learners, but a few. We have adapted to this by accommodating those who do learn so differently that they would not be successful otherwise. We use tools such as IEPs and 504s to try to even the playing field. But even that is so very recent, just the past couple of decades. I appreciated the way Khan explains that Fichte's motive was clear, "If you want to influence a person, you must do more than merely talk to him; you must fashion him and fashion him in such a w...