Different styles work for different people. I for one learn very well by example. Explain the basic thought and show me an example. I got it. Others do very poorly with examples, but want to read the text. I have a hard time believing any one style if the best.

My daughter went to Montessori school for preschool. She and I both loved it.

Maybe because too many people have a vested emotional, and economic, interest in the present model of instruction.

Are you spamming posts?

Because too many people think teaching involves constant instruction, order, and group repetitions. I also think there's a need to "control" students...and there's also the problem with class sizes needing to be managed. Public schools have so many things wrong...and I fear Montessori schools are becoming lazy. The way I understand it is there is direction and then independent explorations. Some kids spend all day in the explore mode (from what I've heard). Plus, different things work for different kids. Public schools pretty much pigeon hole everyone. It's sad to watch. :(
Very interesting article...thanks for sharing :)

My thoughts from a previous post:

To all of my friends who are already dividing themselves between their other family and friends due to politicians, please allow me to provide clarification regarding Obama's Free Associates and even a solution.

This idea was never supposed to pass. His intent was never to give you free college. If that was Obama's intent, he'd have done it when he had control of congress. No, he has proposed it because he knows the republicans will oppose it and he hopes this forces the youth vote to go to the democrats in 2016. If for some reason the Rs don't take the bait and a version of the idea passes, he wins because he's once again increased the size of government in our lives and created more wealth spreading.

SOLUTION: If Obama actually wanted to give a free education he'd have a professional educator within the Dept of Education (assuming there is one) develop an Associates of Arts and Associates of Science curriculum completely consisting of ALREADY FREE courses that you can take online. People completing the curriculum are awarded an Obama's Associates Degree.

It took me about 45 minutes yesterday to find 60 hours of English, math, history, arts, physical science and elective courses taught by Ivy League schools such as MIT, George Washington Univ, Harvard, Univ Texas, Rice, Stanford, Brown...

For more info on these free courses start at www.coursera.org, www.mooc-list.com, www.edx.org, www.oeconsortium.org, heck even iTunes U!

If you're a politician and actual education of the population is your goal, there's no excuse. Do it now.