Education

Of the top of my head, there are administrators who insist on textbook-based instruction only, others who advocate for EDI, or explicit direct instruction, which is even worse (except in a few instances and only if used in moderation).

Especially with schools that are under improvement plans, we see extreme teacher centered and paper/pencil/textbook/workbook methods employed at the expense of hands-on and exploratory exercises.

I know teachers who so loved their school experience that they emulated it-- ELA teachers who just teach their favorite literature, nothing more, no writing applications, no research, no integration, arrrrgh!

And others who just look for the easiest to administer one-size-fits-all crap to serve day after day and year after year.

No wonder so many kids, as they get older, look more and more disengaged (comparing the typical high school student's affect to a second grader's).

We beat curiosity and creativity right out of them.