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	ESE502 : The Class : Pro-active Management : Supportive Discipline : Final6-3-1

Proative Discipline

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Read the following profile of education and then prepare your own statement of educational reformation. Do you want a pro-active, humanistic perspective? Illuminate your vision!

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Organizing Education for Effectiveness

Let's Shift the Paradigm! Focus: Human centered, developmentally oriented, competency based, assessment focused education:

Human centered Goal: At the end of a 12 year educational experience students will be able to participate in society effectively, work in varying and changing job opportunities and experiences readily and effectively, participate effectively in the democratic process, and show problem solving and cooperative skills which protect and perpetuate self, the changing society, and the human race.

Competency based Goal: At each level of growth and development, the teacher, parent, child and State will be able to track and monitor those skills that are being taught and the progress of students in all areas of curriculum competency.

Assessment driven Goal: Assessments will be developed and used to evaluate, monitor and assist in adjustment of teacher skills and competency and student growth in requisite curriculum areas.

The cognitive domain has been addressed very effectively through curriculum development, assessment, philosophical issues, reform movements, criterion based testing, Bloom's taxonomy and the grading system ... to begin with a few examples. Nevertheless, schools are continuing to receive criticism, business leaders cast doubts and University Education Departments receive accusations despite intensive efforts toward reform.

In the struggle to recoup, universities have taught methods more methodically, increased the amount of time pre-teachers interface with children, reexamined criteria, reworked assessment, changed formats for evaluation, persisted in pursing excellence through definition and quantification, and stressed the importance of technology.

We can change our effectiveness dramatically if we tilt the kaleidoscope even gently. The paradigm in education has focused on "out-come", and competency. We need simply admit to and teach utilizing the HUMAN factor.

The premise of the following materials would radically change education with little outlay in capital. All the work we have done up to now on curriculum, teacher development and evaluation of results could remain in place. With few exceptions those who have been taught to work in education could continue and be instructed and guided in the requisite new skills.

Rubric:

Cogent, tightly written manifesto of approximately 200 words, articulating personal vision of pro-active discipline and its place in education.

E-mail J'Anne Ellsworth at Janne.Ellsworth@nau.edu