“Mom, I don’t feel good.”
As a mom, it’s tough to see your kids sick. Your heart breaks to see them feeling so miserable and sometimes it’s a tough to decide how to best help them. I am so thankful for the great doctors we have had over the years – those who have that great blend of professionalism and knowledge and nurture and common sense and seem to know exactly the course to take with your child.
Imagine the nightmare it would be to take your child to the doctor and hear something like, “Good Morning, Mrs. Smith! Nice to see you and your son. We’ll start off Johnny right away with this treatment.”
“But you haven’t even examined him! How do you know he needs that treatment?” you ask, thinking of the expression ‘cart before the horse.’
“Well, we just give every child this treatment regardless of what symptoms they present,” replies the quack, I mean, doctor. “We’ll go on with other treatments and eventually I’m sure we’ll come across one that will help your child.”
That would be foolishness if not malpractice! A good doctor first considers the exact condition and symptoms of the child and then prescribes a treatment specific to their needs. No more, no less.
To do otherwise would either be a waste of resources or detrimental to the child’s health.
One aspect of the curriculum of Global Student Network is that it is “prescriptive.” This means that before teaching a new concept, it is determined exactly how much or what part of a concept the student knows already. For example, if a student is learning about fractions, a preliminary assessment might show the student already understands common denominators but does not know how to multiply fractions. The instruction can then be tailored to exactly what the child needs to learn.
To do otherwise could either be a waste of time or a detriment to their learning momentum.
A specific prescription makes sense for a child’s medical needs and a specific prescription makes sense for his/her educational needs.
Copyright © 2013 J. Hoffman / GSN (NV)
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