After spending part of winter break in Cuba on a tour specifically designed for educators (from university to elementary levels) to see the observance of the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution and its progress(remember "Godfather II"?), I am reminded of how fortunate we are to have all the resources that we do.Teachers in the US. complain a lot. I can say, having gone to Cuba without any preconceptions, that there are so many positive things about the tools at our disposal, that we should complain a little less and appreciate a little more about what we actually do have, including Web 2.0. We visited many different sites, including a remote country elementary school, where teachers and students use recycled materials to build learning stations, have no computer at all, and yet they manage to teach and learn to read well:
PS--Cuba has a higher literacy rate (documented by independent external evaluation) than the U.S., despite a much lower per-capita spending rate. What is wrong with that picture?
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What an interesting break you had! I would love to hear more about your experience in Cuba. Thanks for sharing your story and pictures.
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