Monday, April 13, 2015

It's Time to Stop Pretending!

Thanks, Scott McLeod for starting this challenge:
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  • that it's acceptable to do outdated things because they "worked" in the past.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:

Scott McLeod said...

Bullet 3 just made me laugh! I'm with you on bullet 1 also (as well as the rest!).

Thanks for participating, Andrea!

Unknown said...

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.