tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post111596441883059846..comments2023-10-24T10:06:05.391-05:00Comments on Instructivist: Expanding horizonsInstructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652458042291988959noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post-81298269762590520232009-06-03T08:04:11.777-05:002009-06-03T08:04:11.777-05:00Yet another example of polarizing thinking in educ...Yet another example of polarizing thinking in education. Yawn. When will we go beyond labels like "constructivism" vs "expanding horizons" vs "content" and realize that high quality teaching in any subject area involves a thoughtful balance of experience and content.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post-1116189558372165772005-05-15T15:39:00.000-05:002005-05-15T15:39:00.000-05:00This is interesting: my son is doing Core Knowledg...This is interesting: my son is doing Core Knowledge, and he has definitely gotten a heck of a lot of social studies <I>content</I>. I wish his school were halfway as sane about their choice of math curriculum (it's Everyday Math). <BR/><BR/>But even in his CK classroom, there's a reluctance to ever cast judgment on the practices of other cultures -- unless it was a western culture. And so, for example, we have to mourn the destruction of the Aztec culture by the wicked, greedy conquistadores.<BR/><BR/>Frankly, I'm glad they are gone...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post-1115994789649098882005-05-13T09:33:00.000-05:002005-05-13T09:33:00.000-05:00I was a victim of of constructivist social studies...I was a victim of of constructivist social studies teaching practices and am now an historian (amateur, albeit). I read whatever I can get my hands on about Stalin because I find him fascinating, repugnant, and- as Hannah Arendt would have it- banal. ALL WE ARE SAYING IS GIVE SMALL CLASS SIZE A CHANCE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com