Subject: SD and critical pedagogy

Posted by Richard Turnock on 10/23/2008
In Reply To:SD and critical pedagogy Posted by Dexter Chapin on 10/23/2008

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Now the question is, does SD address these goals? Maybe yes, maybe not, but SD will not, indeed cannot, be effective in a traditional classroom. So if SD is effective, is it SD, or is it the classroom culture that allows SD to flourish?
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Yes, the structure and culture of an organization determines the behavior of the people working there. SD cannot be sustained in a traditional K12 classroom when the teacher is the only motivation and moves on. We know that SD is effective and efficient at accomplishing the goals you described when the teacher, school leadership, district leadership, parents and the union support inquiry-based, learner-centered and constructivist classrooms.

Richard

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