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I have colleagues who invoke “Best Practices” the way that evangelical Christians quote the Bible: God has spoken. During these conversations, I am tempted to say in a serious voice,...
As a teacher, I prefer to assume the best-case scenario: that my students are brilliant and amazing. There is no such thing as a stupid student: he just has a different base of knowledge than I do. In fact, the different backgrounds and experiences that my students bring to the class add depth to our learning. Every student has something valuable to teach the rest of us. I’ve made that assumption for over thirty years now, and so far, I’ve never been proven wrong.
This is a good discussion on the concept of "best practices.' In therapeutic boarding schools I work with, this "best practices" mentality seem to come from government regulators and credentialed therapists. And the response there is the same as in the classroom this author talks about: Can be a helpful start if it isn't turned into a rigid "one size fits all." -Lon