Paula Smith: Education 2020 -- An Emerging Consensus About Learning - 0 views
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we need to add a truly human dimension to our educational benchmarks
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First, an increasing number of people have concluded that we need to add a truly human dimension to our educational benchmarks.
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if a lower school subject area like hands-on science is taught in a way that students understand, they go on to high school and college and explore biology, chemistry and physics with greater enthusiasm
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the new key metrics must be whether students find school interesting; whether the material challenges them; and whether they actually like school enough to continue their studies.
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children are preparing themselves to become lifelong learners when they question, analyze, compare, collaborate and listen in the classroom
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teaching must be individualized and responsive to each student's talents, way of thinking and level of understanding
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"as we contemplate 2020, I'm certain that there won't be one model, one benchmark, one standard, one curriculum, or one teacher training program that ultimately helps us reach our educational goals. But I strongly believe that a decade from now we'll be able to look back and know that we made learning more interesting for each and every child in our country"