tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post7319492562531635955..comments2024-03-28T10:42:53.231-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): The kindergarten school play has been cancelledMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-24998482850421134812018-06-06T07:43:28.696-05:002018-06-06T07:43:28.696-05:00Irene is my cat's name.Irene is my cat's name. R.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02882729023358221640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-10031964763715979272018-06-05T19:13:43.407-05:002018-06-05T19:13:43.407-05:00"The education *system* is complicit in that ..."The education *system* is complicit in that many school boards and state legislature education committees"<br /><br />As I stated, the political system. There are few bodies more political than School boards (especially appointed boards) and state legislatures.<br /><br />Kolo Jezdechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947534909312092946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-66413404325746189342018-06-04T11:04:15.460-05:002018-06-04T11:04:15.460-05:00As a bit of a side note, it's interesting that...As a bit of a side note, it's interesting that the article references one of the Danny Dunn books, a series which, as a whole, promotes learning as an engaging, interactive process. They also, albeit in a very limited way, value diversity: Danny's friend Irene, a girl, plans to be a physicist and often seems smarter than Danny himself. His friend Joe is a poet with no interest or skill in science but still manages to be helpful.<br /><b>Danny Dunn & The Homework Machine</b> is the third book in the series and the one that introduces Irene.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10320886074658710855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4334115151634750962018-06-04T10:36:56.790-05:002018-06-04T10:36:56.790-05:00This sounds like "Whoever was in charge of do...This sounds like "Whoever was in charge of doing this dropped the ball, and or thought it was a pain in the ass, so now we gotta cover their ass."nanoalchemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000634831902196631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-16722264956123652582018-06-04T02:29:46.012-05:002018-06-04T02:29:46.012-05:00Playing is the profession of the Kids (Maria Monte...Playing is the profession of the Kids (Maria Montessori)Jens House MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07135908177540426155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-86420376042145478942018-06-03T21:23:15.668-05:002018-06-03T21:23:15.668-05:00I agree that no teacher ever asked for this. The e...I agree that no teacher ever asked for this. The education *system* is complicit in that many school boards and state legislature education committees have a preponderance of members who wish put programs into place specifically to see that public education is starved. When schools falter under the burden of increased testing on reduced funding, they stand ready to declare that public education has failed and the only solution is private education, paid for in large part by public monies taken from public schools or offset by tax cuts.Nora Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690938219773877575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-53661147376560344502018-06-03T12:14:06.914-05:002018-06-03T12:14:06.914-05:00I'd say that in addition to implying that the ...I'd say that in addition to implying that the kids cannot spare two days (although it might be more if they have to learn lines or songs or dances), it also implies that there is nothing worthwhile to learn from the process of presenting a play to an audience. I remember my kindergarten play--I was the Peach Fairy--not so much for what we said or did, but for learning about the value of skills such as attention, awareness, bravery, and collaboration. These skills are indeed not tested for by the education system, but we are surely tested for them in real life!Nora Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690938219773877575noreply@blogger.com