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What Are We Measuring?

12/5/2021

 
Here is a short list of what we should, as a society, be modeling and caring about:
  1. Creativity and imagination
  2. Engagement and connection 
  3. The capacity to seek out information - along with the dexterity of taking that new knowledge and using it to enhance individual theories (know how to learn)
  4. Skill building
  5. Empathy (kindness, gratitude, generosity)
  6. Diversity (including neurodiversity) 
However, when you examine the fundamental components of traditional school as it exists in the Western World, and what they are teaching (modeling) and then measuring - it is none of those things.

I am in equal parts - angered, saddened, and horrified that we live in a world that mostly ignores how (and where) these essential and complex concepts are developed but fully supports the ridiculously obtuse notions modeled within our educational system. And to be clear, when I hear that a school official is concerned that a student's individual education plan does not include the NYS curriculum, I have to wonder if they even understand what they are measuring with that rigid, finite, unimaginative, competition based curriculum. Or if they are even worried about supporting that student or simply want to sustain the system.

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We are deeply grateful that our Annual Funding Appeal is reaching folks who have never donated before.  If you have not already, please consider contributing to Deep Root Center here or you can send a check to 48 Riverside Drive, Canton, NY.  Every dollar goes towards supporting "our" kids.

DRC-East is booming!  Last week we added five(!) new members!  They are grateful to have their new space at the "Life in his Arms Community Church" and would like to make it permanently theirs. You can help by contributing to the Go-Fund-Me set up to purchase it.

And DRC-East sends a huge thank you to Becky and Glen Webster for donating a case of potato chips and a $200 GC to Webster's Meat Shop.  They are excited to have fresh meat to cook for their lunches.
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A few of the East Crew expressing their gratitude.

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