Chart+3+–+How+have+schools+changed+since+you+and+I+went+to+school?

Chart 3 – How have schools changed since you and I went to school? - No accountability. - Kids dare to speak to adults with disrespect. - Level of instruction has sunk to lowest common denominator lest someone’s self-esteem be damaged. - Calculators/computers. - Schools have become pseudo-parents. - No more phonics, teaching techniques have changed. - Kids go home to empty homes and plug-in to unsupervised technology. - More one-parent homes. - No more tracking – “teach to the middle.” - More options/choices. - More opportunities for kids to connect. - More student-based programs. - Less national pride in education. - Less local control over schools; more state control. - More required tasks and assignments. - Very little. - More state requirements. - Standards based learning. - More programs offered. - No guns in school. - Video surveillance/security. - Assessment/report card modes are too complicated. - Basic facts left out – spelling, mathematics. - Set up of classrooms. - Schools are larger. - More medical/health involvement. - Police (resource) involvement. - Security. - More teacher and student awareness (teaching diversity). - Safety. - Special ed. Separate. - Smoking. - Smaller windows. - Telephone in classroom/intercoms. - More of a national focus. - Inappropriate language. - More collaboration with teachers. - More documentation/fear of legal issues. - More college choices now. - More accountability. - State mandates/federal too. - More teacher collaboration. - Teaching values. - Schools culture. - Philosophy. - Physical set up. - Computers/technology now. - Improvements in gender equality. - Portfolios instead of ABC grades. - No corporal punishment. - More mainstreaming. - Now more consolidation in schools. - Fewer textbooks. - Sit at a desk, silent, hands in lap. - More student-directed learning now. - Smaller groups/classes now. - Different types of research. - Cooperative learning. - Hands-on materials. - More virtual access now. - Higher expectations for ed. now. - Forms of assessment. - More literal/rote learning then. - Creativity more valued now. - Collaboration is more today. - Division of special services. - Instant access to learning. - More sources/resources. - Technology. - Inclusion (more balanced perspectives). - Communication more informal. - More student directed learning. - Fewer textbooks. - Serving more diverse children from various backgrounds. - The nuns have no rulers. - More tests and assessments. - More standards. - More individual help. - Kids are mainstreamed. - Teachers more willing to learn from kids. - More homogeneous grouping (classroom diversity). - More diverse curriculum. - Less structured. - Diverse assessment methods today. - Dress code. - Diverse subjects. - More diverse population. - More school responsibility (fluoride, behavior, breakfast). - Less homework per se. - No smoking. - More homework? - Parents support kids versus school. - Schools failed more kids – conformist – past. - Grade levels changed in buildings. - Lack of consequences schools work harder to graduate more students. - One room school house/home town. - Blackboards. - Less lecturing. - More hands-on now. - More opportunities now. - Were expected to come prepared. - Smoking regs changed. - Dress codes. - Better communication (e-mail). - Dress codes. - Filmstrips. - No cooperative learning in the past. - More opportunities now. - Schools expected to provide more but given less. - Fewer textbooks. - More computers. - Discipline techniques (changed – less hands on). - Higher expectations – curriculum at younger ages. - More class choices. - Less memorization - More types/forms of technology (iPods, etc.). - More two-parent, working families. - More kids from divorced/single parent/combined families. - Special ed increase in mainstreaming. - Less recess, playtime, art, etc. - Less use of imagination/creativity. - Schools are expected to fill a variety of needs – not just academic. - Starting earlier, pre-K, etc. - Federal accountability. - More admin/top heavy. - Communicate in multiple ways. - Helping kids to know when they have good info versus bad info. - Independent learning – where teachers facilitate. - Fewer deadlines. - Individualized education plans – not IEPs. - Classroom space looks more like campus – interactive. - Technology is automatic and provided. - Kids know how to network. - Kids should have more input and choice in their interest. - Mentoring – internships. - School days and hours may need to change – year round trimesters. - Increased family involvement. - More access to technology – fewer restrictions on teacher and student usage. - More physical activities. - More responsibility for own learning. - Go to school year-round. - Communicate with diverse populations – emphasis on language/communication. - More collaboration.