great post by will richardon, coupled with seth godin's everyday wisdom.
my response to will's post and comments that follow....for what it's worth:
a case of boxed ed if ever. and kids get it. no biggie to them. they are used to waiting till after school hours for rich learning. (not that their isn't great teaching - but it's teaching - pouring in a head - not a kid exploring/learning through inquiry and passion - unboxed.) and it's true - ed has always been this way - but it worked before - because it was a time of knowledge acquisition - so we can deem that the good ole days. memorizing or getting the teacher's/state's agenda - no longer works because it's no longer what's needed.
i love this post will. it's not idealistic. this is an incredible time for ed. if we can just use our resources to create a voice of change. godin blogged today on researching clout. let's do that. let's find our clout and get the job done.
we think it's idealistic or not possible because we're used to linear thinking. the web brings differentiation to infinity for the student. and it brings an exponentially clouting network to provide the voice of your words above.
gosh - i hope we don't miss it.
so - unboxed for you...for any learner....the speech.
ps: my thinking...great speech. i would want any student (that's everyone) to hear it and believe in it.
but for education, this isn't about this particular speech. it's about us giving up the teaching and letting the students own the learning. thank you alan november.
