. . . embodying a co-creative context for self-reflection and experiential learning!
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Roanoke Community Ecosystems (a 501(c)(6) nonprofit civil association) has initiated this prototype as part of its ongoing efforts with MIT's u.lab (see - Roanoke's U.Lab Hub at the Presencing Institute). Adopting a participatory action research (PAR) approach, it will engage others in a co-creative context of self-reflection and experiential learning by together innovating and designing a generative, community-based project, As a result, and in so doing, the prototype aspires to spawn successful interfaces between its practitioner participants and stakeholders.
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A Silent Despair: The Battle for Our Children's Futures
There's a silent despair among a great many mothers in Virginia's less affluent community's concerning their children's futures. Though not typically the subject of (polite) civic discussion, it lurks nonetheless just under the surface of our citizenry's day-to-day routines--an aching wound maturating in the hearts of far too many parents.
"Our research results need to be replicated before we can be certain that our conclusions are valid, but we think the public has a right to know what we’ve observed because if our data are correct, our public schools may be pursuing an instructional agenda that’s reducing the average child’s ability to reach his or her full developmental potential.” from an introductory narrative to "When testing is not for learning: The story of Sheila & Letty".
"Our research results need to be replicated before we can be certain that our conclusions are valid, but we think the public has a right to know what we’ve observed because if our data are correct, our public schools may be pursuing an instructional agenda that’s reducing the average child’s ability to reach his or her full developmental potential.” from an introductory narrative to "When testing is not for learning: The story of Sheila & Letty".
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