Mastering Uniformity: A Constructivist Tale for Standardized Times

Autor/in	Robertson, Joanne Marie
Titel	Mastering Uniformity: A Constructivist Tale for Standardized Times
Quelle	In: Language and Literacy Spectrum, 16 (2006), S.3-7 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Standards; Accountability; Educational Research; Teaching Methods; Educational Practices; Fairy Tales; Creativity; Educational Quality; Educational Improvement; Constructivism (Learning) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Standard; Verantwortung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungspraxis; Fairy tale; Fairytale; Fairytales; Fairy-tale; Fairy-tales; Märchen; Kreativität; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung
Abstract	What if…..? What if there was a kingdom in which the ordinary was perceived as extraordinary and mediocrity was the standard of excellence? In what ways might this society mold the mindset of its subjects? How might a creative and innovative newcomer respond to the intellectually numbing environment? Would she have the courage to defy conformity and make visible her thinking? Imagine if this fairytale were real. This article's fanciful story is based upon an ancient tale to make the contemporary point that well-documented, classroom-based analyses that illustrate and support a comprehensive view of teaching and learning have been abandoned for narrowly conceived, socially and "politically correct" notions about standards, accountability, and "research-based" instruction. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	New York State Reading Association. PO Box 874, Albany, NY 12201. Tel: 518-434-4748; e-mail: tlalspectrum@mville.edu; Web site: http://www.nysreading.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01