Fischler asked, "How do you become a visible agent of change?"

Dr. Fischler spent time with teachers.  Here are some screen shots from a 2 minute statement made in 2011.

SPECIAL THANKS to all who visited Dr Fischler or took time to talk with him, including Francois Savain, Jason Trinidad Pucheu and others for being part of the team of educators who pelted Dr Fischler with questions. Others include Matt Blazek, Mrs. Qureshi (a science teacher, much like Dr Fischler because she taught high school biology), Dennis Yuzenas, Omar Vasile, Mario Llorente, Jeff Jeffery Hutt, Diane Grondin, Tammy Lara, DeeEtte Naukana, Jerrad Evans, abdulrahman alnofal, https://twitter.com/abdulalnofal?lang=en and others who visited Dr. Fischler in his office or who took time to talk with Dr. Fischler when he visited SunEd High, Boca Prep International, Oxbridge Academy and other schools. Thank you to you all for taking time to read and download the book of Commentaries that Dr. Fischler compiled www.TINYURL.com/fischlerebook and the posters that captured his philosophy www.TINYURL.com/fischlerposters ... and special thanks to Alfred de la Rosa for mentioning "TIME IS A VARIABLE" and "THE STUDENT IS THE CLASS" in an August 2013 speech to parents in Miami Arts Charter School. https://www.facebook.com/TheStudentIsTheClass/

TEXT OF THE SPEECH by de la Rosa
http://abrahamfischler.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-first-principal-to-use-phrases-time.html




The Complete Speech by De La Rosa in August 2014

Will Sutherland of England was on the Skype Call in 2011 when this video was recorded.

Here is Will's message to the community who remembers Dr. Fischler.

A message of support from Will Sutherland

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I am very sorry to hear of the passing of Dr. Abraham Fischler. Please would pass on the following to his family and friends:

Having worked in European education for 55 years I was introduced to Dr Abraham Fischler by Steve McCrea. I had the honour of having a skype video meeting with them to exchange ideas on distance learning and experiential education. Over the past three years ideas discussed then have been implemented in our courses to the great benefit of our students. Dr. Fischler was sincere and profound in his values and educational concepts which were obviously based on years of experience in the field. He was a beacon in educational circles whose light will continue to shine across the world well after his passing. It is with thanks to him we offer our most heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.

Will Sutherland.

Director QBE Education.

WS@qbeglobal.net

https://www.facebook.com/qbeels/


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Message from Mr. De La Rosa

Currently, I am about to take a flight to Barcelona. First vacation in about eight years. I will be there for ten days. I regret that I won't be able to attend. 

Please give my condolences to Dr. Fischler's family. He was a good man and a very influential educator. Many prayers to all. 

Thanks again, 

Alfred de la Rosa, NBCT

Founder & Chief Education Administrator

Instrumental Music Conductor

Miami Arts Charter Schools

95 Northwest 23rd Street

Miami, Florida 33127

Office: (305) 763-6257

Web: www.miamiartscharter.net

The first principal to use the phrases "Time is a variable" and "the student is the class" in a speech to parents, August 2013

Here is the link to the speech by Alfred de la Rosa, principal of Miami Arts Charter

33 Minutes   TINYURL.com/delarosa33

10 minutes  TINYURL.com/delarosa10
Here are screenshots from the speech that is located on Youtube.

You can see the text of the speech in a blog  HERE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMW3xvtTrQ&t=3s

TINYURL.com/delarosaSpeech is the blog where you can find the speech.

The text of the speech

Principal Alfred De La Rosa say, "We are looking to introduce a blend of the Fontán Method from Colombia, where Time is a variable and the arts."  On 14 August 




2013 De La Rosa announced a new theme at MAC school:  "The student is the class." You can learn more about his speech to parents by visiting the blog post that gives the entire speech, but here is an excerpt:

Now, here's what we're going to do.  

if you are a school like us, we're going to implement a time-variable model.  Students will be able to work at their own pace.  

It doesn't mean that they are going to have an unlimited amount of time.  They will be able to manipulate the time in cooperation with the teacher to serve their needs.  

An Example

Picture yourself going from one city to another in a car.  You are told that you have to go 50 mph to get there and you can never slow down and you can never speed up.  When you reach a sharp curve, you have to take that curve at 50 mph.  When you are on a straightaway, where you could make up some time,  you can't go any faster. 

When students are put in a strict timeline, those that can go faster tend not to be able to do so.  The teacher has to wait for certain people in the class to catch up.  A good teacher is going to try to keep as many kids on board as possible.  We call that "the proximity" or the "herd."  

If a student is a struggling student in that class, it doesn't help because the class is going to go too fast for that student no matter what.  The only students who benefit from this approach are the ones in the middle.

Because time is constant and the learning is variable, we have mixed results as we move from year to year.  As the material gets more difficult, the kids who do well usually continue doing well and the students who do 

How can we fix this?  What can we change?  The class moves forward when there is overall success.

Now we have the student is the class and the only way we can make this work is if we work individually with each student.  

If a student is capable in mathematics, they can move ahead.  

If a student is struggling, they can slow down.

Dr Fischler met with Mrs. Quresh, a biology teacher, in Jan. 2014