Education has always been the key to knowledge, without it we would be senseless. Over the pas 50 years education has advanced in various ways. The 1950s and the 1960s saw the development of an important line of study. This was the study of cognition, or how the mind functions in perceiving, remembering, reasoning, and problem solving; also known as 'cognitive science'. In the past twenty-five years more than twenty educational improvements emerged. These included improvements in student learning, tools and processes that enabled teachers to change and improve.
During this time the theory of TechPrep began to evolve and take action. TechPrep was a complex process that involved the integration of new discoveries with human dynamics. TechPrep emphasized that "hand skills without head skills" have little or no long-term benefit. It also emphasized the value of work in the educational experience. Many of the skills that are so valuable for life and work can be taught in the context......
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