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Subject Matters: Why students fall behind on history - CNN.com - 22 views

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shared by Steve Ransom on 20 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • "I think they learn information by itself, in isolation," Frazer said of his students. "But putting the big picture together is not happening."
  • History is not an area that requires testing under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, so it often gets shortchanged
  • "The only issue that I have with what I teach is, I wish I had time to go deeper,"
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  • "You have to take away time from the bigger topics in order to make sure you cover small details, just because they could appear on the state exam,"
  • constantly weighing how much "trivia"
  • Because some of that material was covered as long ago as eighth grade, Frazer must take time to review so his students can pass the high school test.
  • Steve Ransom on 20 Jan 11
     
    Great article that paints our current educational direction toward trivia vs. deep understanding
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