tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post6899859914270084490..comments2023-11-11T00:35:13.251-08:00Comments on A Better Education: The Nature and Purpose of Education by Maurice HoltTracy Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955928532137913330noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-81393296028611924552010-05-24T13:50:33.514-07:002010-05-24T13:50:33.514-07:00Good observations, Slow ESL. I share your concern...Good observations, Slow ESL. I share your concern - it seems to have pervaded every corner of public education. I wrote about Slow Education in this post, in case you are interested: http://abettereducation.blogspot.com/2009/03/waldorf-is-to-education-what-slow-food.htmlTracy Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955928532137913330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037013389246810067.post-82687334447021611742010-05-24T08:50:16.066-07:002010-05-24T08:50:16.066-07:00The production line appraoch to education assumes ...The production line appraoch to education assumes that learning is equivalent to memorizing information, when it is actually a development of the whole person. This is especially true in the discipline I teach, English as a Second Language. Language is so deeply embedded in who we are that most of it is unconcsious; as educators see again and again, cramming English in no way gives students the Eleanor Forfang-Brockmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665450008265527634noreply@blogger.com