As we work toward reconciling that paradox, perhaps we can learn some things from home schoolers. I m not sure what education in the future will be like, but I know the tremendous pressures of current historical trends will reshape us. If we are not to be swept up in these floods of change, we ll need to create a new way of working. I think that the home school movement may hold one of the keys to this. For most of the history of schooling, the process has been shaped by the control of time.
Schools operate on a schedule.
Teachers create lesson plans that determine when and how things will happen. Education has been a teacher-centered process. As we leap headfirst into the era of standards and accountability, this will be even truer. Coverage becomes the crucial variable for getting kids ready for testing. You can t answer what hasn t been taught.