Reading these chapters did make me think about all the educational environments I have been in. I attending K-3 back east in New Jersey and do remember what that was like. I felt those classrooms were similar to my experiences here in California. I think I can safely assume that it was more traditional learning environment.
What sticks out to me is that during my 1st grade year we would have our chairs around the room for a portion of the day, as we finished our assignments in our workbooks we would take the next chair and wait for our "appointment" with our teacher. She would grade our mini-assignments on the spot and we would get a green check for right answers and a red check for wrong answers. That was what I used to at my elementary school in New Jersey. That was back in about 1988 and it was normal.
From my perspective, it worked well. I can see where others who may have been struggling with material would not agree.
The point I am trying to make is that, I needed that type of learning along with more hands on learning that I started getting as my education progressed. At CSU Fresno, my drafting design classes had about 15-30 minutes of lecture, then about 3 hours of studio time to draft and design. The same style of teaching will not work in all subject matter and/or for all students.
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