Hi Wendy,
I am so glad you replied. Having seen the disconnect in the schools where you have worked, do you have any ideas on how to bridge that gap? I know that in MN, the teacher licensure process is extensive, and by the time educators are done with their schooling, you would hope that they had been inundated with information on child development, brain development, cognitive processing, etc. But that does not appear to be the case, at least not at any depth.
I'd appreciate any thoughts you have on what can be done to support teachers and assist them in making the transition from mainstream industrialized education approaches to more of an individualized whole learner approach. (And please forgive my generalizations - I am speaking to the higher ed approach of training teachers, more than to the individuals themselves.)
Leisa