Scott McLeod (@mcleod) has thrown down the gauntlet: What are five things we need to stop pretending about in education?
We have to stop pretending… http://t.co/jhU5rnYkXl cc @gcouros @smartinez @wfryer @coolcatteacher @web20classroom #edchat #edtech #cpchat
— Scott McLeod (@mcleod) April 13, 2015
Here’s my list. When it comes to education, we have to stop pretending…
- We are giving elementary students a grade in “science” when we haven’t provided any opportunities all year for them to conduct an experiment, measure something, collect any data, or form a hypothesis.
- We still live in the 20th century when communication, commerce, and learning opportunities were analog rather than digital.
- Coding is a skill students should wait till high high school or college before learning.
- That educational quality comes from mandated curricular pacing guides, benchmark tests, and a myopic focus on multiple-choice exams.
- That it’s acceptable for over 1000 K-12 classrooms in Oklahoma this year to be without a certified teacher.
Now I’m passing this torch/meme to some #OklaEd bloggers and change agents: I tag Michelle Waters (@watersenglish), Rick Cobb (@okeducation), Kevin Hime (@coach57), Erin Barnes (@elynnlll), and Rob Miller (@jmsprincipal).
Please join us. When it comes to education, what are 5 things that we have to stop pretending? Post on your blog, tag 5 others, and share using the #makeschooldifferent hashtag. Feel free to also put the URL of your post in the comments of Scott’s original post so others can find it!
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- Strong Reactions to Today's Note on Makeup Work - 2015
- Photos from #mobile2012 in Phoenix, Arizona - 2012
- Education as a Superstructure by Graham Brown-Martin - 2012
- iGeography by Jenny Ashby (Workflows for Learning with iPads) - 2012
- Combining 21st Century Skills, Project Based Learning, and iPads - 2012
- Collaboration in Hand with iPads by Tony Vincent - 2012
- Cognitive dissonance from the school internet filtering message - 2010
- Why I'm delaying a Netbook purchase till June - 2009
- Geo-StoryChasing and Gabcast call limits - 2009
Great list, Wes. Thanks for participating. 1 and 5 particularly grabbed me!