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Organic Education
From: New Horizons for Learning
Food is not the only thing that is organic. In this article, Osborn envisions education as an organic or horizontal process rather than the mechanistic or vertical process it is today. The system in place today, is based on a manufactoring model that doesn't value innovation or interpersonal relationships. Osborn argues that transformation to an organic model would require radical change in the classroom, the districts, and the state and national playing field. To do this, we must first redefine educational effectiveness. Instead of achievement based on low-level standards, effectiveness must be measured by engagement of students and innovation in the classroom. Bright IDEA, a project in North Carolina, has incorporated this organic model into the classroom and has experienced a number of improvements. Academic achievement doubled, students' innovative skills improved, and the achievement gap among ethnic groups was eliminated! This model of organic teaching, Osborn argues, best complements our world today.
Posted by: Dennis Chin
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