When it comes to education, what are 5 things that we have to stop pretending? Post on your blog, tag 5 others, and share using the #makeschooldifferent hashtag.
Feel free to also put the URL of your post in the comments area so others can find it!
I love it. Here are mine:
We need to stop pretending...
- that learning comes in a box...enough of boxed and pre-packaged curriculum materials! Learning is messy!
- that kids come in a box...kids are not standardized. Even when they have been born in the same 365-day span, kids have different needs, interests, and abilities.
- that it's acceptable to do outdated things because they "worked" in the past. It's not the past.
- that letter grades are the best and most useful feedback related to learning
- that covering material and giving a test is the same thing as real learning and growth
Please post your own post and share it here in the comments, as well as on Twitter using the hashtag #makeschooldifferent
2 comments:
Bullet 3 just made me laugh! I'm with you on bullet 1 also (as well as the rest!).
Thanks for participating, Andrea!
I heard someone say once that our mission as educators is not to cover material, but as facilitators to empower students to uncover their learning.
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