“..we no longer are teaching facts to children…” –Shirley McCune
April 19, 2010
“What the revolution has been in curriculum is that we no longer are teaching facts to children…”
—Shirley McCune, then Senior Director, Mid-continent Educational Laboratory, speaking at the Governors’ conference in 1989. This quote was transcribed from the conference video. McCune was the Federal Liaison, learning and teaching for Washington State until 2008, and played a key role in WASL and curriculum development.
She also said:
“What is happening in America today and what is happening to Kansas in the great plains is not simply a chance situation in the usual winds of change. What it amounts to is a total transformation of our society …
… So we have to anticipate what the future is and then move back and figure out what it is we need to do today. That’s called anticipatory socialization or the social change function of schools …
… You have to understand the breadth of the task that’s before us. You cannot think about restructuring of education without understanding that our total society is in a crisis of restructuring and you can’t get away from it. You can’t go into rural areas, go into the churches, go into government, you can’t go into business and hide, for what we are facing is a total restructuring of the society …”
Read more: Who is Shirley McCune? by Lynn Stuter
Also see: “Who’s who” on this website.
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“What the revolution has been in curriculum is that we no longer are teaching facts to children…”
—Shirley McCune, then Senior Director, Mid-continent Educational Laboratory, speaking at the Governors’ conference in 1989. This quote was transcribed from the conference video. McCune was the Federal Liaison, learning and teaching for Washington State until 2008, and played a key role in WASL and curriculum development.
She also said:
“What is happening in America today and what is happening to Kansas in the great plains is not simply a chance situation in the usual winds of change. What it amounts to is a total transformation of our society …
… So we have to anticipate what the future is and then move back and figure out what it is we need to do today. That’s called anticipatory socialization or the social change function of schools …
… You have to understand the breadth of the task that’s before us. You cannot think about restructuring of education without understanding that our total society is in a crisis of restructuring and you can’t get away from it. You can’t go into rural areas, go into the churches, go into government, you can’t go into business and hide, for what we are facing is a total restructuring of the society …”
Read more: Who is Shirley McCune? by Lynn Stuter
Also see: “Who’s who” on this website.
Tags: Shirley McCune"