Comments on: 5 Alternative Teaching Methods

By: marmaraelt

marmaraelt — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:09:35 +0000

Great article for educator..Thanks Scott Allen for this specific explanations about teaching methods..I heard some of them but Montessori is new for me..I will make some search about her..

By: Me

Me — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:19:00 +0000

These are all great concepts. However I think on important concept was left out. Home Schooling represents a major break from public and private school.

By: Jimmy Cash

Jimmy Cash — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:41:00 +0000

LOL

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 29 May 2009 07:38:00 +0000

I went to Constantia Waldorf, Cape Town, South Africa.
I went to a few different schools in my childhood ranging from public to exclusive private.
What I can say is this:
There is no comparable education system to Waldorf. Every classmate that I know from my Waldorf is doing something interesting with their life and is has immense depth of character. “Normal” schooling only shoves information into your head, rewarding you for how much you can regurgetate on demand. Waldorf teaches you how to LEARN and to THINK for yourself.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 29 May 2009 07:11:00 +0000

I went to a Montessori grade school that also was a public school. We had kids there that were very well to do, down to kids that couldn’t be sure they would eat outside of the lunch provided there. All of us came away with a great education. When my niece was born, my sister and I discussed where we wanted her to go to high school, because we already knew where she’d be attending elementary. I’m so glad our parents cared enough to send us there.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:09:00 +0000

Oh how wonderful it would be if ALL children could attend the school of that best fit their learning style, desires and needs (academic and emotional). Yet rather than make alternative education available to all children (through vouchers or other methods) we make it available only to the few that can afford it.

By: TV SPy

TV SPy — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:09:00 +0000

Well we do need to do something radical – move the emphasis from memorization and regurgitation to applied knowledge.

By: ac

ac — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:05:00 +0000

Great article!
I went to a public elementary school (K-6) that was built with “alternative architechture” in the late 70’s. Quite simply, there were no walls between the classes – the school was a square with the library in the centre. The gym and the music room were the only two classrooms with walls and it really helped kids to learn to focus on what they’re doing without distractions. Or, if you were so inclined, you learned to find something more interesting in the class next door and listen to them while looking at your own teacher. There was a lot of peer helping between the classes and there weren’t any issues during recess about playing with kids from other grades or classes because you saw everyone every day anyway. I feel liked I carried that with me since then, avoiding cliques in high school and working well on cross-functional teams at work. Recently I noticed that they’ve had to expand and add portable classrooms and I wonder how it changes the experience for the kids in those classes…

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:36:00 +0000

Just a quick comment – Phillips Exeter Academy is in Exeter, New Hampshire. Phillips Andover Academy is in Andover, Massachusetts. I believe the two academies were founded by brothers, but they are distinct schools in two different states.

I only mention this because I used to teach at the public high school down the street from Phillips Exeter.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:10:00 +0000

I wish I could have been a part of one of these creative schools. I went to a public school that just sort of shoveled kids through, often repeating lessons year after year. Most of everything I know I learned from my brothers, from books, or from television – not from my school. I often wonder where I would be right now had I a better education.