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> viably teaching the tapestry, may require a much lower prevalence of misconception, and lack of insight, among teachers and texts. I think in most western co
by Jedd 6y ago
> viably teaching the tapestry, may require a much lower prevalence of misconception, and lack of insight, among teachers and texts.
I think in most western countries, the vast majority of actual teachers get very little say in what's taught - the content or the sequence - or how the streams are sub-divided.
The massive inertia of the education sector is not the fault of the people standing in front of the students.
- mncharity 6y agoAh, ok, I was attempting a different thought. "Teaching the tapestry" seems to require atypically few misconceptions and high degree of insight. But chemistry content for example, is so bad, that teachers are steeped in misconceptions and lack insight. So not only is there, as you say, inertia, but we seemingly lack both content and staffing at present to pull off a tapestry approach. Maybe. There are bits of scattered evidence that with really good content, you can address both students and their teachers at the same time. Maybe...