THE THREE C’S

(this is some information that I received from Dr. Michael Ballam, this information is unedited notes of Dr. Ballam, hence there are the spelling error and typos. It is my intent to not edit them for the purpuse of not risking to change the meaning of the text. It is my desire to inform you of these errors so as to not take away any credibiliy from Dr. Ballam because of possible impressions that these mistakes may have on people to lower his credibility.)
THE THREE C’S
We could distill the report above to be the three C’s 1. Community - the ability to work with others. 2. Creativity - the ability to make something from nothing, and 3. Communication - the ability to convey meaning Where in today’s expanding curriculum are we making room for these abilities to be nurtured and developed? Do we learn community and creativity in the math class? Do we learn how to communicate in the science class? No we do not. That is not the objective of those courses. They hold a different purpose. The U.S. Department of Labor goes on in their report to characterize math and science and the basic “R’s” of reading, writing and arithmetic as tools or means not as ends unto themselves. They warn th