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ON DISCONTINUITY

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Bob Beeching (robprod)
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 13:30:14 -0700

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Tom wrote:

"Looks good, Mr. Beeching. I'd be interested in finding out more.=20
Tom Johnsen, Potter Valley"

DISCONTINUITY

Or: "What happens when the lights go off."

There are the dinosaurs who tend to remember too much, and then there =
are the neophytes that have experienced too little - will ever the twain =
meet? Much of what is old is new again, and what is new soon becomes =
yesterday's e-mail.

Education is like that. What ever happened to "Modern Math"? Does anyone =
remember "Audiovisual 101" where teacher candidates were instructed on =
how to thread a 16mm projector, and to make "glass" slides from Dale's =
book on audiovisual education?

How about speech training, where all teacher candidates were once =
required to locate and to use the diaphragm to project one's voice, and =
to enunciate? What ever happened to "Rhythm Band" and "Four-part =
Harmony"? Where did the grocery store and puppet stage go? What ever =
happened to a "child's garden".

Who, today, declares both a "major" and "minor" field of study in one's =
undergraduate work? What happened to university "demonstration schools", =
and the "master teacher" program. Did the "Specialist" credential go the =
way of the city and county subject matter specialist "Supervisor"? Where =
are the "generalist/specialists"?

What ever happened to elocution, and the art of poetry? Who speaks in =
prose or reads with a depth of understanding, compassion, articulation, =
and with dramatization? Who plays the piano? Who among us draws, paints, =
sings, acts, and performs in the classroom? Where did the models of =
culture go? Who is minding the store?

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Tom wrote:

"Looks good, Mr. Beeching. I'd be interested in = finding out=20 more.
Tom Johnsen, Potter Valley"

DISCONTINUITY

Or: "What happens when the lights go off."

There are the dinosaurs who tend to remember too much, and then there = are the=20 neophytes that have experienced too little - will ever the twain meet? = Much of=20 what is old is new again, and what is new soon becomes yesterday's = e-mail.

Education is like that. What ever happened to "Modern Math"? Does = anyone=20 remember "Audiovisual 101" where teacher candidates were instructed on = how to=20 thread a 16mm projector, and to make "glass" slides from Dale's book on=20 audiovisual education?

How about speech training, where all teacher candidates were once = required to=20 locate and to use the diaphragm to project one's voice, and to = enunciate? What=20 ever happened to "Rhythm Band" and "Four-part Harmony"? Where did the = grocery=20 store and puppet stage go? What ever happened to a "child's garden".

Who, today, declares both a "major" and "minor" field of study in = one's=20 undergraduate work? What happened to university "demonstration schools", = and the=20 "master teacher" program. Did the "Specialist" credential go the way of = the city=20 and county subject matter specialist "Supervisor"? Where are the=20 "generalist/specialists"?

What ever happened to elocution, and the art of poetry? Who speaks in = prose=20 or reads with a depth of understanding, compassion, articulation, and = with=20 dramatization? Who plays the piano? Who among us draws, paints, sings, = acts, and=20 performs in the classroom? Where did the models of culture go? Who is = minding=20 the store?

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