The "lowest common denominator" is NOT a good way to teach children! Making sure the dumbest kid in class learns stuff is one thing, that's fine. Designing the whole curriculum to accommodate him is NOT!
Teach to the average kid's ability, that may vary from class to class. The smarter ones get some extra challenges & the dumb one get extra lessons.
Acting like the whole class is filled with idiots is where the Teacher's Union is today: they will fight against actual teaching with all their might.
Here in Canada they try to "integrate" literal vegetables into regular classes. They cannot read, write or even speak. But there they are! Disrupting the class all day long with a special handler assigned to them at great expense. They cannot even feed themselves, feeding tubes are required. 😧
The "lowest common denominator" is NOT a good way to teach children! Making sure the dumbest kid in class learns stuff is one thing, that's fine. Designing the whole curriculum to accommodate him is NOT!
Teach to the average kid's ability, that may vary from class to class. The smarter ones get some extra challenges & the dumb one get extra lessons.
Acting like the whole class is filled with idiots is where the Teacher's Union is today: they will fight against actual teaching with all their might.
Here in Canada they try to "integrate" literal vegetables into regular classes. They cannot read, write or even speak. But there they are! Disrupting the class all day long with a special handler assigned to them at great expense. They cannot even feed themselves, feeding tubes are required. 😧
Canadian healthcare can fix them