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Obama’s education plan is a comprehensive approach to education reform. It is a 5 part exploration into standards investment and incentive. Its a paradigm approach for the 21st century world and is outlined as follows: 1. Invest in early childhood education/early learning programs. There is a Early Learning Challenge Grant available. see whithouse.gov 2. Improve standards and assessments. Bring our curriculums to the 21st century. Get the forward-thinking states moving in the same direction by coming together as part of a consortium. And more states need to do the same. Calling on our nation's governors and state education chiefs to develop standards and assessments that don't simply measure whether students can fill in a bubble on a test, but whether they possess 21st century skills like problem-solving and critical thinking and entrepreneurship and creativity. Provide teachers and principals with the information they need to make sure students are prepared to meet those standards. 3. Recruiting,... Read More »
Children and Nature 2008 was developed to serve as a tool for those who care deeply about the importance of reconnecting children with nature. The report begins with a concise history of the children and nature movement and then makes the case for the many positive benefits to children when outdoor play is part of their everyday lives. Subsequent sections look at the direction of the movement and the barriers to it; the motivating interests and values of different categories of parents; ideas for the future of the movement; and the progress of the movement around the globe. http://www.cnaturenet.org/
Children and Nature 2008 was developed to serve as a tool for those who care deeply about the importance of reconnecting children with nature. The report begins with a concise history of the children and nature movement and then makes the case for the many positive benefits to children when outdoor play is part of their everyday lives. Subsequent sections look at the direction of the movement and the barriers to it; the motivating interests and values of different categories of parents; ideas for the future of the movement; and the progress of the movement around the globe.
http://www.cnaturenet.org/