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Maryann Angeroth

Dan Pink: How Teachers Can Sell Love of Learning to Students | MindShift - 1 views

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  • So how do educators help kids become problem-finders when they don’t know what the problem is or where the next one might be coming from? “A lot of people hate this word but I think we have to take it seriously, which is relevance,” Pink said. “There’s something to be said for connecting particular lessons to something in the real world.”
  • For instance, application of math principles, which has real relevance in the real world. “Even with my own kids, to some extent I see math has become an abstract code designed to get a right answer rather than seeing that math explains why this building is standing up, or why the traffic is going slow right now, or why the 49ers are kicking a field goal rather than going for first down.”
  • standardized,” Pink said. “So, 11-year-olds are all together in one room. No 10-year-olds, and certainly no 13-year-olds. And [assuming that] all
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  • transcendence — to making something personal. That’s the best way to “sell” students on what they’re learning, Pink
  • together in one room. No 10-year-olds, and
  • so much of education policy seems designed for the convenience of adults rather than the education of children,” he said. “Start time is a perfect example
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