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teachertinazamora
Mar 26, 20153 min read
“Don’t send your child to a PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL because they won’t be able to cope
I received a message from a mom that voiced out what a friend told her. “A friend of mine told me not to enroll my child in a progressive...
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teachertinazamora
Feb 27, 20153 min read
How a progressive curriculum is implemented OR Why playing Minecraft is a good example of the learni
Okay, so I caught you on the clickbait. Bear with me. Minecraft will eventually appear on this post. In number 4 to be exact. The scope...
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teachertinazamora
Jan 12, 20153 min read
How an ‘Advanced Curriculum’ can actually ruin learning
This started out as a summary of progressivist John Dewey’s writing on Traditional VS Progressive Education entitled Experience and...
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teachertinazamora
Jan 9, 20152 min read
Are the students in progressive schools having too much fun?
It is a common misconception that a progressive school is one big playground where kids are just playing all day, not memorizing enough...
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teachertinazamora
Mar 15, 20115 min read
Progressive School: Fact or Fiction?
I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard a professor from a prestigious university said that there is no such thing as a progressive...
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teachertinazamora
Aug 15, 20101 min read
Q and A: Are you a TRADITIONAL parent in a PROGRESSIVE school?
Why aren’t there more homework? Why aren’t there more quizzes and tests? Why is my child always “playing”? Why isn’t the school like my...
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teachertinazamora
May 30, 20092 min read
Active Learning
I was browsing through Alfie Kohn’s article about Progressive Education and revisited the concept of Active Learning vs. Memorization....
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teachertinazamora
Feb 19, 20092 min read
Scouting for a School Series (SSS): Choosing a School for the Wrong Reasons
When I look at the votes in our poll recently, I noticed that a lot of our readers are parents. Well, parents, this may be a difficult...
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