tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534396951193295450.post2413204851188393648..comments2011-04-20T08:46:05.640-04:00Comments on Learning Matters: Not YET SuccessfulDoug Melody - Director of Guidancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13729858950413473013noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534396951193295450.post-56982067462985177392011-01-18T10:07:59.645-05:002011-01-18T10:07:59.645-05:00When I was in high school, my school embarked on a...When I was in high school, my school embarked on an ambitious plan named "Project Success." It's goal was to ensure that kids were actually mastering the subject, rather than simply sliding by into the next unit. The approach did away with teachers (in most cases except world languages) and replaced them with "facilitators." These facilitators watched over students who were working at there own pace "mastering" the content, taking tests and moving along as they learned the content. This bread a new culture of cheating as in the same room sat kids who had already mastered the subject, sharing answers with those who had not. Needless to say, it was a complete failure and the school district reverted to traditional methods the following year. That being said, I think there is some merit to the concept of mastering a subject before moving along. Giving a student a D and sending them on to the next level makes no sense to me, yet that is what is done in the majority of school systems. I believe that a student should show mastery of the subject content with a C or better before moving them along. http://www.caseylight.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com