http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/wisdom-from-the-periphery/ The fringed curtains of thine eye advance, and say what thou seest yond - Shakespeare, ‘The tempest’ Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:37:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/wisdom-from-the-periphery/#comment-1041 tsheko Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:26:04 +0000 http://tsheko.wordpress.com/?p=2501#comment-1041 Paul, you make a valid point about a vital part teachers play apart from teaching academic content. I was listening to the Oxford Style Debate yesterday, "Bricks and Mortar Schools are Detrimental to the Future of Education", (summarised somewhat here http://bit.ly/7ZzvB), and although I agree that the old C19th school must go, the social connections and influences between students and teachers, the school community and the wider community are so important. Paul, you make a valid point about a vital part teachers play apart from teaching academic content. I was listening to the Oxford Style Debate yesterday, “Bricks and Mortar Schools are Detrimental to the Future of Education”, (summarised somewhat here http://bit.ly/7ZzvB), and although I agree that the old C19th school must go, the social connections and influences between students and teachers, the school community and the wider community are so important.

]]> http://tsheko.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/wisdom-from-the-periphery/#comment-1037 Paul C Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:30:44 +0000 http://tsheko.wordpress.com/?p=2501#comment-1037 I often think that teachers are great socializers for students. They need a lot of help particularly when the home environment is not that supportive. In that sense teachers make vital connections with the outside world. They are shaping the lives of future citizens that could span several generations. I often think that teachers are great socializers for students. They need a lot of help particularly when the home environment is not that supportive. In that sense teachers make vital connections with the outside world. They are shaping the lives of future citizens that could span several generations.

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