why am i so glued to icyte?
really? - murdoch
such a great intro... he states the problem...
My friends, what we have here is a colossal failure of imagination.and then he goes against his intro - by sharing his idea of a better way..
And they get results: their students are now achieving scores equal to those attending schools for the gifted and talented.if the goal is equal scores... we are not being open to imagination.
we need to redefine success.. and let each person be themselves, or we are just doing more of the same. and throwing quite a bit of money at it
We know the old answer – simply throwing money at the problem – doesn’t work.this above all others is incredible to my ears:
We must begin by exciting the imaginations of our young people. The key is not a computer or a tablet or some other device. The key is the software that will engage students and help teach them concepts and learn to think for themselves.it is so not software (that begs purchase and limits learning all in one, nice), it is the devise that provides access, to whatever the kid wants to learn. missing it huge here...
algebra is not what everyone needs. if we want our greatest potential, it resides in letting each person be the best they can be. we need to trust the learner and trust learning.
of course this is hard for us to imagine, non-compulsory school, who would go? agreed - many wouldn't - school needs to be redefined before the allure would make non-compulsory so intriguing - all ages would be doing it daily. it would be like we were giving people permission to just live. and learn from living.
emmerson - self-reliance
another article via diigo...
shut up and listen - john hattie
''I think it's fascinating that we have a profession where kids come to school to watch us work,'' he said.