Sunday, July 29, 2012

Education’s biggest design flaw - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Education’s biggest design flaw - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:


Education’s biggest design flaw

This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author.
By Marion Brady
I live on the west bank of the Indian River Lagoon on Florida’s East Coast. Across the Lagoon, in the distance, is Kennedy Space Center. For years, I walked out on my dock and watched space shuttle launches.
On a clear, cold January day in 1986, a little before noon, the space shuttle Challenger lifted off the pad. Seventy-three seconds later it
The space shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after lifting off from Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 28, 1986. (BRUCE WEAVER/AP)
exploded, leading to the death of its seven crew members. There was almost no wind, so the white smoke plumes from the engines, then the explosion and burning