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Ohio Governor Promotes Creativity Over Testing
August 6, 2008
To insure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.
-William Londen
-William Londen
Governor Ted Strickland (D) of Ohio hosted a three-day summit in Columbus recently to promote a new classroom environment—one that is more adaptable and less focused on high-stakes testing—reports Catherine Candisky of The Columbus Dispatch. The system is one that the governor believes will help Ohio graduates succeed in an increasingly competitive global economy. The Governor's Institute for Creativity & Innovation in Education will bring teachers and education advocates together to share ideas and come up with new ones.
"It is an attempt…to talk about how we can have a system of education that does in fact encourage and foster creativity and innovation," Strickland said.
"Because we have become scared and frightened that we have fallen behind, there has been a tendency to emphasize sameness in curriculum. We are trying to force some students into a mold, and we perhaps neglect to appreciate or understand the full array of abilities and potentials that exist within a student."
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Finally someone brave enough to speak out and take action. Now if we could get all institutions to reduce their regidity and their paper work and allow staff to work with children/youth. (If the shoe fits wear it!)
St. David\\\'s Episcopal Day School
Austin, TX, United States
Good for Strickland. We need more like him in the education field!
United States
I applaud Gov. Stricklands efforts and vision; it is nice to for once hear from a member of government who actually seems to get it and be truly focused on our children's best interest. I look forward to hearing more about his progress.
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