Hi Dianne,
While my only experiences with education are as a student and not as
an academic. I can say I found primary & high school "interesting" at
40 year old the teaching I am talking about can only reflect on the
methods used in Australia at the time.

My typical experiences were:

There is a standard explanation that the teacher has learnt parrot
fashion and no alternative explanation will be given. Possibly on
reflection because the teacher know how to teach they often don't know
the subject material.

Even if you find a subject easy and are averaging 98% you can be "Lazy
and should try harder"

Alternatively you can struggle in a subject and average less than 30%
and you are a "hard worker but has little aptitude"

Personally the education system seems to cater for round pegs to go
into round holes. If you are a out of round peg or even square or
triangular as you don't fit in a round hole. You don't pass the
"round hole" test so are discarded or considered inferior.

Just because someone is poor at math does this mean they can't be a
good artist equally you don't need to be a talented artist to be a
good engineer.

It would be brilliant if education could enhance peoples' talents.

Unfortunately it seems education is often about a minimum standard
rather than maximum potential.





--- In dyslexiaclub@yahoogroups.com, "diannejacobsen"
<dianne.jacobsen@s...> wrote:
> Hi my name is Dianne and I am a first year uni student completing a
> bachelor of education. I am compiling a research folio on teaching
> students with dyslexia (particularly focusing on primary school
> students) and would much appreciate any information or teaching
> strategies from people with knowledge in this area.