tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post4159126529246178979..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: inspirationlab.orgDoug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-36676523060635292882019-08-26T08:21:27.465-05:002019-08-26T08:21:27.465-05:00I have a different perspective on training and tru...I have a different perspective on training and trust in our education system as compared to Finland. <br />First of all, they are all Finish; one society and one culture. Here we have many societies and cultures vying for preeminence. So much easier to be a Finish teacher.<br />As to training and trust- We have a constant rotation of "improvements and methods" brought on by the continual adjustments to curriculum. This constant adjustment is brought on by competition in the text book industry which is fueled by educators become authors who support other educators become authors. A constant cycle of support for the new text in order to garner support for a future text has disrupted things. This is not a matter of the ever expanding knowledge base. It is an inbred system of financial endeavour. The result is that training is made useless because the tools are changed constantly, even in the middle of the school year in some cases. As to trust; this went away when educators were allowed to unionize. Two things happened. First, an adversarial environment was created. Second, we have gone from the business of educating to the education business. Now, new product enhancements and measurement of output have replaced training and trust as the main areas of focus. For Woodness Sakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001908277880526346noreply@blogger.com