tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post4231408444646363372..comments2024-02-14T03:16:00.454-05:00Comments on The minds of kids: Lay down the burden.Lisa Cooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-82523505022205395932012-05-19T08:54:47.629-04:002012-05-19T08:54:47.629-04:00Yes...we need to learn to stop regarding that thin...Yes...we need to learn to stop regarding that thing that happens when kids study stuff that is imposed on them as "learning." Maybe we need a new word. A word for when you are "being taught" without being motivated to learn.Lisa Cooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-87050740933740504422012-05-18T21:53:58.547-04:002012-05-18T21:53:58.547-04:00Amazing articulation of concepts I've come to ...Amazing articulation of concepts I've come to understand over my 20-year career in public education. The thing is, I was a good student. But even though school was relatively "easy" for me, there was so much that was soul-crushingly irrelevant that I resented being forced to "learn" it. Because, of course, I didn't really.SuPeorTemorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909472434325169396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-5047492990274104132012-05-18T19:09:11.388-04:002012-05-18T19:09:11.388-04:00Our species is a puzzle, that's for sure! Than...Our species is a puzzle, that's for sure! Thanks, John.Lisa Cooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-74616795571651041612012-05-18T19:03:11.160-04:002012-05-18T19:03:11.160-04:00If our current views of school led to a lot of unh...If our current views of school led to a lot of unhappy, well-educated people, perhaps an argument could be made to continue as we are.<br /><br />In fact, we all know that schools are more and more total institutions, that they cripple many people forever, and that even the best students the schools turn out may pay a dreadful cost in human potential and happiness.<br /><br />Learning things is johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-91750210602878278972012-05-18T13:13:21.413-04:002012-05-18T13:13:21.413-04:00Here are some interesting videos that talk about t...Here are some interesting videos that talk about this business of telling kids what to learn. My favorite right now is this one:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyowJZxrtbg<br /><br />where a math teacher talks about why we need to teach less math.<br /><br />Then there is this famous study in India by Sugata Mitra, about self-directed learning:<br /><br />http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/Lisa Cooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-33159035364110414972012-05-18T13:05:00.048-04:002012-05-18T13:05:00.048-04:00Kids are capable of deciding what they need to kno...Kids are capable of deciding what they need to know starting the day they are born. See, you can take what I'm saying and stretch it to the extreme, and make it sound like I'm saying kids should live in a Lord of the Flies world, without adults. But please take careful note that I'm not saying that. I'm saying they have rights, they have wishes and needs, and those things are not Lisa Cooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-92215747583053698912012-05-18T13:04:52.448-04:002012-05-18T13:04:52.448-04:00Nancy,
It would be helpful for you to study model...Nancy,<br /><br />It would be helpful for you to study models that give children the freedom to lead their learning. When studying such models you find that humans are born ready to decide what they need to know and that adults can guide, inspire, support, and provide a safe environment. Additionally, not everyone needs to know the same things and force is not an effective means of fostering Lisa Nielsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759123507185453030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-14933325225331666462012-05-18T12:22:33.140-04:002012-05-18T12:22:33.140-04:00It's never been quite clear to me when exactly...It's never been quite clear to me when exactly you think kids are capable of deciding what they need to know. 1st grade? 6th? high school? Are there any subjects that don't lend themselves to self-determination?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768986281351213872noreply@blogger.com