Expected, Inspected, & Respected.
"We do not learn from experience … we learn from reflecting on experience."
-John Dewey |
"We do not learn from experience … we learn from reflecting on experience."
-John Dewey |
It was suggested by one of my fellow pre-service learning facilitators (Garth German's favoured terminology), that the school year is too long and should end in May because most of June is just babysitting after the report cards are finished. That is absolute baloney! First of all, if school ended on May 31st, schools would still have the same "wasted" time at the end of the year, only it would be a month earlier. I could go on and on. The end of the school year is only a waste of time if teachers waste it by filling it with videos and busy work. June could be like A&E's old slogan: But with two well placed pauses and a change in inflection, the meaning changes completely - June becomes: Teachers need to remove those metaphorical commas and realize that June gives them the time and freedom to pursue the passions their students really care about, without having to worry so much about assessment or curriculum. Hopefully, June isn't the first time that happens in a child's school year. I hope teachers make time for genius hours and 20% time to explore their students' interests, empowering their learning along the way. I find the following chart I borrowed from George Couros's blog helpful when thinking about compliance, engagement, and empowerment.
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David Wiebe
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