Laying background for understanding where I'm coming from in regard to educational truths. What should school be doing for students in it's most basic premise? Allowing students to practice LIFE.
Be sure to view the pic "Life Practice Model" associate with this. Created on www.bubbl.us, a terrific brainstorming tool.
Also, visit Art Costa's 16 Habits of Mind: http://www.habits-of-mind.net/whatare.htm
Much thanks to Kevin Honeycutt and his library of a mind to spur me to making the basic tenents more concrete.
