This NY Times article is a review of the new documentary "Waiting for Superman." The public school system in the United States is falling behind other countries in all areas of academic success, and "No Child Left Behind" seems to not be an effective program for all children or schools. What are your ideas about what might be effective ways to get students to learn, or teachers to be more effective? How can the school system in the US get back on track?
This is a site for articles related to human development for students taking Psy 2261 (Child Development) or Psy 2340 (Life-Span Development) at Columbus State Community College. Articles are relevant to physical, cognitive or psychosocial development issues in infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood. If you find a broken link, please let me know!
Friday, September 24, 2010
State of Our Schools
This NY Times article is a review of the new documentary "Waiting for Superman." The public school system in the United States is falling behind other countries in all areas of academic success, and "No Child Left Behind" seems to not be an effective program for all children or schools. What are your ideas about what might be effective ways to get students to learn, or teachers to be more effective? How can the school system in the US get back on track?
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