Guest post from Sarah/USA.
I wrote once before in FTB the comments section about a crowdsourcing project on Slate.com, where they invited readers to send in ideas for a specific project. Now they're tackling the context of the American classroom, specifically for fifth graders who are, you got it, Village age. We all know a lot about 10 and 11 year olds in a non-formal education setting. How should that translate to a classroom? What about the space affects the learning? How would you have dreamed up your school when you were 11? I know there are other CISVers besides me out there who have ideas and opinions on this. Not only do I hope that CISVers submit ideas, I think this would be a pretty cool activity for a JB or National Board Meeting session. Read the whole article at http://www.slate.com/id/2269307/
I wrote once before in FTB the comments section about a crowdsourcing project on Slate.com, where they invited readers to send in ideas for a specific project. Now they're tackling the context of the American classroom, specifically for fifth graders who are, you got it, Village age. We all know a lot about 10 and 11 year olds in a non-formal education setting. How should that translate to a classroom? What about the space affects the learning? How would you have dreamed up your school when you were 11? I know there are other CISVers besides me out there who have ideas and opinions on this. Not only do I hope that CISVers submit ideas, I think this would be a pretty cool activity for a JB or National Board Meeting session. Read the whole article at http://www.slate.com/id/
For those who are interested, here is a connected study about education around the world - what works and what doesn't.
And, of course, the link:
http://www.slate.com/id/2271733/