Education should be as broad as man

Emerson

We intend to drive the national discussion about teaching and learning

away from narrow NUMBERS-DRIVEN REFORMS and towards

THE EDUCATION OF THE WHOLE CHILD.

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ADVOCATING FOR THE WHOLE CHILD IN THE CLASSROOM

Amy Valens is a recently retired elementary teacher from the Laguntas School District in San Geronomio, California.

She decided to document her last year in the classroom. Her husband, Tom, being a film maker, was able to assist.

The result is August to June, a film not at all about Amy Valens.

What you get is an intimate view of children engaged in learning. You see how a teacher must always relate to the WHOLE CHILD. Fortunately for Amy, she could relate personally as well as pedagogically to her students through the rich variety of experiences she was able to provide with the wholehearted support of her community.

Amy and Tom are now dedicated to documenting THE EDUCATION OF THE WHOLE CHILD in classroom practice.

Preview:

AUGUST TO JUNE

• The TALKING POINTS can help education advocates articulate a WHOLE CHILD point of view.

• The MANDATED TESTING COST AUDIT provides local activists with a form for documenting all the open and hidden costs of mandated testing in their schools.  By questioning the cost of testing mandates, grassroots organizers can then raise issues about the value of standardized testing.

• The POWERPOINT PRESENTATION serves to introduce the concept of WHOLE CHILDREN to school district superintendents, principals, teachers and parents:

The Urgent Case for WHOLE CHILD EDUCATION Slideshow

WHOLE CHILD TALKING POINTS >>