> a box with movable parts (chairs, desks, manipulatives, technology, =
etc.)
Rather than have the inside parts move around inside a fixed box, =
perhaps we should put the classroom inside a big bus or railroad car. =
That way the inside parts stay the same and the outside moves as the =
bus/train travels around seeing different scenery, different cities, =
different regions.
I am reminded of the sea captain's family who joined him on voyages. =
Mom taught class on the deck, and every day there was a different =
outside world, traveling from port to port, country to country, hearing =
different languages and seeing different peoples.
These kids (like many other children of American expatriates) became =
Third Culture Kids (TCK/3CK) with substantial multi-dimensional =
advantages over stay-at-home kids.=20
We might think about starting a school in a bus or a train or a ship -- =
and thereby move the outside box instead of the inside parts.
=3D=3D=3D Bill
William New
Trustee
Putney School
Putney, VT 05346
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