Similarly, when reformers introduce new forms of management of the old approach to knowledge and learning, the system quickly snaps back to its state of equilibrium. And, perhaps most dramatically from the point of view of people in this room, the same kind of process undermines any attempt to change education by putting a lot of computers into otherwise unchanged schools.
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Nostradamus and Arne Duncan : Stager-to-Go - 1 views
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Gary Stager quoting Seymour Papert.
14 High Schools Worth Visiting - Getting Smart by Tom Vander Ark - DigLN, edreform, EdTech - 1 views
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“I have been here for about two months now and am enjoying the challenge. Much of what we are faced with in education is the same, but there is the international context that is terribly interesting. One of the characteristics of this system is that the high school is stuck, much like many of our high performing suburban high schools in the U.S. And as such, I’m pushing them to get outside of their own comfort zone and challenge old assumptions to do something different. As a result I am going to take a small R&D core team from the high school to do a ‘walk-about’ and look at some of the best practices of true high school reform.”
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Check out the quote from an anonymous international school administrator.
Ben Michaelis, Ph.D.: Stop Failing Our Children With Three Rs -- Give Them the Three Cs! - 0 views
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I have seen too many students -- current and former, who are brilliant people, but not the best writers, who end up feeling inferior because they couldn't master the nuance and metaphor of a virtuoso like Maureen Dowd.
Bringing Teachers Onboard with Tech -- THE Journal - 1 views
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A provocative read that places emphasis on the importance of a collaborative culture and student learning "It's wonderful to work with a staff for whom the dominant mode of communication is, rather than the complaints a vocal minority may be inflicting on the group, a celebration of exploring what's possible. Where I've seen this happen, the leadership communicates openly, finds time for teachers to work together, and can trust the staff to expect much of themselves."
The Elephant in the Room of 21st Century Learning - The Futures of School Reform - Educ... - 0 views
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Many traditional curricular topics, even when reasonably well learned in a schoolish way, do not speak powerfully to the lives today's students are likely to live.
TeachPaperless: What Google Plus Could Teach Us About Education Reform - 1 views
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Fantastic post - the analogy highlights some critical areas of changes necessary in schools and education.
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