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Show “The public-school sysiemis like the dinosaur—a magnificent creature, but one that couldn’t cope with change. We desperately need more experimentation if we are tc find the new approachesthat will save education.” nition for good work. The reward reinforces their desire for success, making them more attentive and determined than they would be in traditional classes. Child-to-Child Tutoring-At a Los Angeles elementary school, the concept of who does the best teaching is undergoing some drastic changes. In fact, some remedial work formerly done by teachers is now being assigned to the children. Youngsters at every grade level are trained to tutor either slower members of their own class or students in lower grades in art, writing, reading, math, science and other subjects. In some cases, the young tutors supervise small groups; in others, they. work on a oneto-one basis with their “pupils.” S,); Dr. Ralph Meiaragno, a director of the project, “Since every individual in the school is both teacher and learner, the traditional barriers are being broken down. Bytutoring, the children are able to experience new challenges. In being tutored by someone who really speaks their language, they are able to learn better and faster.” The results: kindergarteners at the Pacoima school who have been tutored by other students score significantly higher than their untutored peers at other Los Angeles schools in every category of learning, from writing their own names and retelling rhymes, to identifying geometric shapes and learning to count. Now other communities, such as Cambridge, Mass., and San Diego, are following Los Angeles’ lead. The Institute for Social Research in Ann Arbor, Mich., is convinced that child-to-child tutoring is definitely “a coming thing.” © x The Original ONECENT SALE Two for the price of one... plus a penny |