From one of the comments: "Go Vermont!! I've always said there are 49 states...and then there's Vermont! They're such independent thinkers. They care and watch out for everyone, including children...and teachers. And have 2 great senators to boot. My daughter's certified to teach there; maybe she should move for her sanity."
Education is caught in no mans land - between an education suited for a unpredictable but potentially exciting future where students will need all their gifts and talents identified and all the learning power they can muster to thrive or an ideology that seems determined to conform teachers and students by standardized approaches tied to National Standards and league tables.
Mass standardisation or transformational personalised learning? To be or not to be....
This work was developed over a two-year period by the Vermont Superintendents Association to define a quality education - see the attachment at the bottom of the page.
The work is a synthesis of Vermont progressive education thinking mapped to a contemporary design blueprint. It is intended to inform educational leaders and other interested parties in how to move forward in the post NCLBA era.
The MIND Research Institute enables elementary and secondary students to reach their full academic and career potential through developing and deploying math instructional software and systems. A non-profit organization, MIND also conducts basic neuroscientific, mathematics, and education research to improve math education and advance scientific understanding.
