[Physltest] [Phys-L] Re: Will NCLB Promote Direct Instruction of Science?

[Herbert H Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM>]

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 16:34:59 -0800 Richard Hake <rrhake@EARTHLINK.NET>
writes:
> In his Physhare post of 3 Nov 2004 titled "Re: Will NCLB Promote
> Direct Instruction of Science?" high-school teacher Michael Horton
(2004) wrote >
> " ........ .........       ....   Anybody have a source of lists
> of teaching methods that research has shown to be effective?

Herb Gottlieb replies:

Having gone through a great deal of the "educational literature" during
the
past 60 years I am convinced that every new (or rediscovered) teaching
method
goes through a similar 15 year cycle.

During the first five years
    The "new" or the "rediscovered" teaching method is shown to
significantly
inprove learning when compared with other methods currently in practice.
As
the word spreads and teachers try the new method for the first time, they
are
astounded that it is so much better than any of the "traditional" method
that
they had been using.

During the second five years
    More and more teachers abandon their outworn "traditional" methods of
teaching,
try the new method and fill the "education journals" with their success
stories
and statistics showing conclusively that the new method is really
superior to
anything that they have ever tried before.

During the third five years
    Less and less articles acclaiming the new method are published. In
fact,
there are almost no articles at all are found during the last year or two
of this interval.  Meanwhile another new or rediscovered teaching method
is introduced and it starts its own 15 year cycle to oblivion.

Any comments ???

Herb Gottlieb from New York City
(Where we have been there, tried it, and are already starting on our next
15 year cycle)
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