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It's amazing to me that we continue to apply more and more effort and energy into piece mealing education. While we busy ourselves trying to untangle the multitude of problems inherent in our education system, our children are being lost in the shuffle. Treating students like they are all cut from the same mold can never work because we all have different learning styles and abilities. Conversely, trying to custom-tailor programs to fit all the different individuals in the equation is impossible as we can never have enough resources to support such programs for any length of time.
It seems to me that our approaches are all wrong. Treating children as inanimate objects that are simply waiting to be filled. When we start treating them as resources and engaging them in their own learning only then will we be successful.
My children started school in PPS. They were capable, creative,intelligent, and engaged at the onset. In spite our family's pro-education stance, they quickly began to lose interest in school. They were nominated for the TAG program. After my husband and I checked into the program and found it to be lack luster at best, we decided to put our girls into a Montessori school. What an amazing transformation they underwent! Our children feel so empowered an capable. They are well-spoken, engaged and happy. I can't believe that this method isn't more prevalent in the public sector because it WORKS beautifully!Every child deserves a chance to be engaged in his or her own education.

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