Annehurst school for tomorrow

Annehurst Elementary School, an open space facility housing 535 first through sixth grade students, is in its fourth year. From the time of its September, 1970, opening the staff has operated on the twin premises that children's differences are not only acceptable but good, and that nurturing children's becoming self-directed learners is what we are about. One of the challenges has been looking at individualizing in a number of ways. Some of the more common notions of individualizingself-pacing and readiness levels-are quite valuable. Predetermined objectives and materials which involve sequence, procedures and evaluation are used when they seem appropriate. However it is also desirable to find ways of relating to children which recognize and respond more fully to the uniquenesses of individual learning styles. Trying to move thirty individuals in one classroom from packaged individualization to a more open-ended framework of learning presents many snags for an already busy teacher. It is necessary to begin to deal with questions related to the intrinsic need of human beings to find meaning for their lives, each within his own distinct environment. When this arena of education is explored, the staff finds itself stretching out to the edges of its thinking. How can thirty lively, unique individuals be meaningfully reMary Bowers, Team Leader Mary Slane, Team Leader Virginia Sweazy, Reading Consultant Mary C. Wells, Staff Development Facilitator Annehurst Elementary School Westerville, Ohio

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