Stop Pretending in Education

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In education, we have to stop pretending that

  • learning happens in straight lines, neat boxes and perfect circles
  • the adults have the answers, independent of conversations with children and communities and can effectively impart the answers to children
  • technology programs are naturally innovative and transformative
  • we are preparing students for their life and its okay to ignore who they are right now
  • learning can happen even when there is no engagement and fun

Scott McLeod challenged others to participate in a conversation on how to #makeschooldifferent with the prompt “… we have to stop pretending”. In this challenge, I’d like to invite @jmikton, @sbradshaw, @BobsPragueBlog, @elizabethperry and @njtechteacher to participate.

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3 thoughts on “Stop Pretending in Education

  1. Eric Fleming

    I particularly like your last bullet point. There are many important and worth-while things to learn which are not fun or engaging. Since when was everything about life fun oriented, hah, I agree.

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    1. Damianne R. President Post author

      Eric, I do think that children have to connect with the material on some level (engage with it) in other to learn (deeply). I am relearning French at the moment and even when the class is boring (grammar lessons), I participate; that’s engagement.

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