The amount of anger generated by a heavy-handed approach is dangerous. The amount of work demanded from on-site educators is appalling.
Roles are unclear and mixed messages are interpreted as deliberate duplicity.
The new educational goals have thrust our school systems into a realm in which their methods and habits do not work well. Other education systems, however, do address these areas directly and well. This description is intended to mean that they deliberately address areas of education that are not traditionally addressed by formal education. These are groups like Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, church youth groups, Red Cross and 4-H. A significant subset of them share goals of developing personal and group responsibility, service, value development or transmittal, application of knowledge and skill, the same areas in which our schools are trying to increase their effectiveness. Many schools are incorporating either direct assistance from these organizations, or models for programs and units, but a crucial piece is missing.