What About High School?- A Response to "A Vision of Students Today"

[magdalene74]

So, do you have any suggestions for fixing these problems? Do you think virtual schools would be better suited to todays students? Do you think that is even possible with the number of students who have no parents home during the day? Is your technology used to the best advantage? Where are the parents of the children who are turning to drugs?

[teachdylan]

@magdalene74 Interesting. I think there may be a solution in school models like Forest Park Middle in Roanoke City. Basically, the kids do all their instruction on computers with headphones. It eliminates a lot of the discipline problems and allows teachers to circulate more freely, since most of the time the kids are occupied with their computer terminal.

[teachdylan]

I teach at a traditional middle school, and, since visiting Forest Park, I often long to teach at a school like that for poor and inner city children.

- teachdylan

[teachdylan]

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