Patterson, William,
Breaking Out of Our Boxes. William Patterson. - Phi Delta Kappan, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 12, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Breaking Out of Our Boxes, April 2003; pp. 569-574.
"For too long we have been boxed in by an approach to education that does not meet students' needs. Mr. Patterson urges us to think differently about the most basic ways that schooling is organized and conducted in order to bring about truly substantive change." (PHI DELTA KAPPAN) The author identifies the "rigid constraints we have placed on ourselves and our students" and stresses the need to "break down the walls of our traditional boxes and re-create schools so that they make educational sense for our students."
1522-3256;
Education--Curricula
Educational change
Grading and marking (Students)
High schools
Schedules--School
School grade placement
School size
Time management
AC1.S5
050
Breaking Out of Our Boxes. William Patterson. - Phi Delta Kappan, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 12, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Breaking Out of Our Boxes, April 2003; pp. 569-574.
"For too long we have been boxed in by an approach to education that does not meet students' needs. Mr. Patterson urges us to think differently about the most basic ways that schooling is organized and conducted in order to bring about truly substantive change." (PHI DELTA KAPPAN) The author identifies the "rigid constraints we have placed on ourselves and our students" and stresses the need to "break down the walls of our traditional boxes and re-create schools so that they make educational sense for our students."
1522-3256;
Education--Curricula
Educational change
Grading and marking (Students)
High schools
Schedules--School
School grade placement
School size
Time management
AC1.S5
050