Let's say, hypothetically, that you were someone with a potentially revolutionary idea. Let's also say that there are more than a few skeptics out there, and that you work in a field where...umm...the skeptics win more battles than the revolutionaries. If all that were true, then the headline above would draw you in, as it did me.
Nemitz' column rightly celebrates former Governor King's vision. Though that word can be sorely overused, at a simple level it means imagining the world as it going to be, not only as it is now. I was at the table as a Maine teacher during some of those early conversations, and heard many of the "give kids a chain saw" type comments, as well as all sorts of other dire predictions and accusations.
Showing posts with label 21 century learning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 21 century learning. Show all posts
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21st Century Community Learning
The subheading of this article reads, "Coordinators of 33 Maine programs fear a shift in how 21st Century Community Learning money is given out." The article goes on to list some of the programs that will be cut - a wide variety, but what these programs have in common is that they keep kids engaged in adult-led activities after school. In Maine, lots of middle and high-schoolers get out pretty close to 2:00 and, unless they have an extracurricular activity or parent who can pick them up, they're on their own. For now, let's assume all 107 programs receiving the funds are making a real difference in the lives of the kids they work with.
The question would then be, why redirect this money? Some context will help.
The question would then be, why redirect this money? Some context will help.
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