Generic letter to talk show hosts:
I'm a high school teacher who wants to make school engaging. One of my colleagues put the following questions to his students "What do you want to learn? What is your opinion about the school system? What could be done to improve your experience at school?" Some of these questions came from Neil Postman's book Teaching as a Subversive Activity.
Cariann E. Fay wrote two paragraphs that could be read by more adults. Perhaps you will agree after you read her essay. It would be such a pleasure to have Fay on your show (I'd be happy to come with her). The key message:
"School should be specialized for each student and each individual should be able to truly discern what they believe is worthwhile for their studies.
The thing that separates our generation from all others is the educational focus on standardized tests, which the inventor of said, “These tests are too crude to use and should be abandoned.” These tests are made to memorize the answers and give a textbook response. That is no education. Education is truly understanding the material and being able to discern what you think is the right answer from a vast sea of knowledge." -- Cariann E. Fay, 12th Grade
http://voicesthatwewonthear.blogspot.com/
You can get the workbook that we assembled at www.TINYURL.com/boiseworkbook2
Thank you for listening.
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