Where We Live: The Superintendent's Plan
the latest in a series of high-profile plans to reform education in the state
By Where We Live - WNPR
Published: Nov 29, 2011
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Frank Sippy, Middlebury Superintendent
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Mary Loftus Levine, CEA
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Joe Cirasuolo, CAPSS
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Where We Live: The Superintendent's Plan
The state’s school superintendents have cooked up the latest in a series of high-profile plans to reform education in the state.
Their plan is ambitious and far reaching, including changes to testing, teaching and teacher tenure. Most importantly, perhaps are goals to offer more flexibility for both school districts and individual student learning plans.
Among the other recommendations? Universal Preschool and development of new relationships between superintendents and school boards.
Today, where we live, representitives of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents will join us to discuss the plan. We’ll also be joined by one of Connecticut’s largest teachers unions.
And, we want to hear from you - what do hear in this plan that you’d like to see implemented? What are the biggest changes that need to come to public education?
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This superintendent seems to
This superintendent seems to have a lot good ideas planned for the future to come. I hope he manages to implement at least one of those great ideas. I wonder if I could ever talk to him about rn-bsn online programs. I would like to ask his opinion about such educational programs.
Listener Email from Kathy
My 13 year old daughter went to a Montessori primary and some elementary school. She transferred to the public school system in 6th grade. She told me the other day that the problem with the public school system is that the kids were never taught to enjoy learning and taught to respect the school and the teachers. At a Montessori school the focus of their primary education was respect of the materials, the teachers and their school environment . The also taught through materials and hands on experiences. Montessori builds on basic fundamentals to create a respect and love for learning, not trying to have the kids turn out quantity but focus on quality. The Govenor and head of schools would well served if they observed a Montessori primary classroom.
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