Mental Models & Identity LO21142

George Bartow (jorge@tenet.edu)
Fri, 02 Apr 1999 21:48:03 -0600

Replying to LO21103 --

Ray,

I felt a bit of kinship as I read your contribution to this conversation.

> On the other hand the Performing Arts teachers don't care if the student
> attends classes at all, except failure to do so will simply mean failure
> to proceed. They are teaching that the accomplishment of the task is the
> most important element in their universe. Speed is related to depth,
> quality and completion. You may go no faster than you can be a virtuoso
> at what you are doing completely.

The grading system must be interesting! The larger system to which some
of us belong demand that we give grades and compulsory attendance laws
establish some fairly stiff consequences to students and parents for
non-compliance. 

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