Joomla! site syndication http://rethinkourschools.whitemouseconsulting.com/Joomla Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:32:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://rethinkourschools.whitemouseconsulting.com/Joomla/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://rethinkourschools.whitemouseconsulting.com/Joomla Joomla! site syndication http://rethinkourschools.whitemouseconsulting.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=25 Rethink Our Schools is a local organization based in Mid-Missouri dedicated to the idea that all children deserve positive educational environments in which to learn. FAQs - about us Sat, 12 Jun 2004 11:54:06 +0100 http://rethinkourschools.whitemouseconsulting.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=35&Itemid=25 We believe in traditional, classical education and are concerned about the direction our schools have taken, especially in their approach to discipline, classroom management, and behavior modification. We believe that zero-tolerance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_tolerance_(schools))BIST (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=13 Itemid=1) have led schools to focus a greater and greater amount of their energies and resources on behavior management to the detriment of the learning environment. With an increasing focus on rule following and behavioral management, less and less time is left for actual instruction. The predictable result is students who are trained to follow simple directions without question, but are unable to think critically and independently. Ideologically we believe that zero-tolerance is a fundamentally unfair and counter-productive policy that has no place in a just society. We believe that children need to be encouraged to develop their natural will to learn so they may become lifelong learners. And we encourage all teachers and administrators to remember that your students, our kids, will rise to meet your expectations of them, no matter how low those expectations are set. FAQs - about us Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:36:44 +0100 http://rethinkourschools.whitemouseconsulting.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=25 Our primary purpose is to work to change the direction in which education seems to be heading, especially in the areas of discipline, classroom management, and instructional methods. To that end, we intend to provide a forum to raise the public’s awareness of the current state of their local schools, and encourage them to take an active role. FAQs - about us Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:16:07 +0100 http://rethinkourschools.whitemouseconsulting.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=2 After some researching, we discovered that in Missouri, and increasingly throughout the Midwest, a particular behavioral modification program known as Behavior Intervention Support Team, or BIST (http://www.bist.org/), (http://www.bist.org/) has been adopted for regular classroom management in public school districts. News - BIST analysis and discussion Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:30:45 +0100 http://rethinkourschools.whitemouseconsulting.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=2 From a handful of school districts around Kansas City in the early '90s, BIST has spread until today it is in 52 school districts in at least 5 states--affecting the lives of thousands of students, parents, and teachers throughout the region. News - BIST analysis and discussion Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:31:07 +0100