tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860116679315322762.post8968137780239166100..comments2016-12-24T15:13:40.784-08:00Comments on Retirement blog: Charlie and the CircusSue Lyle Dialogue Exchangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333348222220003530noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860116679315322762.post-38227627995458540852014-05-06T02:01:01.448-07:002014-05-06T02:01:01.448-07:00Sue, as always, loved your thoughtful reflections....Sue, as always, loved your thoughtful reflections. The aspects of the 'deficit model' troubling you have been much on my mind as well.<br /><br />Did any parent ever put their child in remedial class because they were slower to walk than their peers? Did parents and teachers talk anxiously (in the presence of the child) about what they were not doing that other children were, and how the parents must take action at home to close the gaps. <br /><br />We're still slaves to the industrial model of education. The outlier child is always a problem to that system. Move too slow (or too fast) and you come on to the radar.<br /><br />That's no good for the outlier children. However, I also believe it fails the 'rump' in the middle as well. The fact that they tick the right boxes (for speed and accuracy of tasks) doesn't necessarily mean that they're getting a high quality education that meets them where they are and facilitates fulfillment of their potential.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com