A clear vision

A Dalton teacher must have a sharp vision on education.
( a painted quote of the day this time)

Learn pupils to be pro active

Pro active pupils use their resourcefulness and initiative to
find solutions rather than just reporting problems or asking
others help to solve them.
We produced action guides in order to visualize the strategy.
Teachers must realize that children need time for a real
planning of their assignment before they start working.
Giving time for planning is not a waste of time but investing
in efficiency.

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Herausgeber : Arko, Nieuwegein

Die Präsentation findet voraussichtlich
statt in Nürnberg, Februar 2012.

Contract assignment

"The Dalton Plan encourages self-help, but also allows for
the fullest co-operation. It developes a sense of dignity
and responsibility, and helps the child to appreciate the
value of time.
From a psychological point of view, the childs attitude
towards the contract assignment is very different to his
attitude towards ordinary school work on a fixed time table".
From: Report of a conference on The Dalton Plan, 1923

I always give the advice to see the assignment as a contract.
It means that children must have the chance to influence their
job themselves.