Chandler's Carlson elementary opens with 'classic,' 'traditional' offering
Carlson Elementary School
Jennifer Cole organizes books in her third-grade classroom at Chandler’s newest district school, John and Carol Carlson Elementary School. Classes begin for students Monday. [Michelle Reese/Tribune]
Carlson Elementary School
First-grade teacher Rosalinda Eckert, front, and administrative assistant Marianne Fairchild set up shelves in Eckert’s new classroom at Chandler’s John and Carol Carlson Elementary School last week. Classes begin Monday for students. [Michelle Reese/Tribune]
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soricobob posted at 7:06 am on Wed, Jul 18, 2012.
I think "traditional" has it's place, but, I guess it has to be defined first. Some "traditional" schools allow men teachers NOT to wear ties, and those same schools do NOT assign homework on weekends: not traditional! Those same schools do not allow coffee or coke (traditional only with Mormons), and most utilize Spalding Reading programs or Saxon Math (not at all traditional). No schools utilize anything in particular for Science or Social Studies, but employ "textbook" guides as "curriculum". Not only are these ideas NOT traditional, but they are contrary to sound educational practices. But, until parents know the difference between "traditional" and "structured" we will be duped into believing one is the other, and schools like Althos, Legacy, Ben Franklin, and CTS will proliferate.