How I would convince parents,
teachers, and administrators is by showing them the strong evidence out there (Newport
(1991) study of bilingualism in young children) that has been found proving
that these methods actually do work. It
is sad that there is not already more creative and critical thinking involved in
k- 12-education material. I understand
there is budget cuts all the time and we would have to find highly qualified
persons for these jobs, but if parents and teachers truly want their children
to be not only smart but do well with analytical reasoning, cognitive
flexibility, and many other things.
They would very much open to put a motion forward on making educational materials
revolve more around creative and critical thinking. I know if I was a parent I would want the best I or anyone could
do for their future.
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