Children Learn Best When---

Children learn best when sitting at a desk for hours on end They do even better if they have to 'hold it' until breaktime Children learn best when they do not speak unless called on They do even better if the teacher talks all of the time Children learn best when their every mistake is corrected and criticized They do even better if they are made to stand on a chair in the corner Children learn best when they are divided into groups -- based on ability They do even better if their quiz scores are posted on a wall for all to see Children learn best when they memorize arithmetic and grammar facts They do even better if second language learners sit way in the back Children learn best when their teachers are completely different from them They do even better if their teachers are prejudiced against them ************* Every single statement above was true of my elementary schools That's why I became a teacher ~ to upend all those rules