Thousands of years of history suggest that the schoolhouse as we know it is an absurd way to rear our young; it’s contrary to everything we know about what it is to be a human being. For example, we know that doing and talking are what most successful people are very good at – that’s where they truly show their stuff. We know that reading and writing are important, but also that these are things that only a rather small and specialized group of people is primarily good at doing. And yet we persist in a form of schooling that measures our children’s “achievement” largely in the latter terms, not the former… and sometimes through written tests alone.
and here's where we get - no?
and here..
what we're missing isn't how to get the math up.. it's - should the math even be compulsory...
how to get wholehearted participation?
let kids learn per choice
girded with at least one face-to-face mentor
we are failing our kids, by not collaborating with our communities.
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