Teach students to think irrationally
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Regular learning is a humble thing.
As planners, designers, executors and ordinary caregivers of public and private education systems, our mission is insurmountable: overcome children’s natural tendencies, rebellion and self-guidance, hoping to provide them with a “good education.” Reading, writing, arithmetic, etc.
There is nothing wrong with this. This is pretty much good for almost anything. Our intentions are noble, our efforts are extraordinary, and of course we can learn from many children, especially those in vulnerable groups, better than anything they might have.
But there is also an unfortunate, darker side to the formal learning process – especially when you have 800 people in school, and 32 in the classroom and “keep the teacher in charge”.
It’s a sense of responsibility that cares more than anything else, which means that students are responsible to teachers, to principals, to principals, to state agencies, and to everyone responsible for many “motivations” and/or punitive actions.
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The end result can be a learning atmosphere in which spontaneity, curiosity, and learner self-guidance are just right “research-based” literacy strategies to “make children proficient” and important loss to the “children” of learning.
It was in this case that I watched the following video by Adora Svitak, who eloquently (please tell me that this child is being directed or I hope she is also more “naive” herself) discusses the role of “immature” in great achievement. Regarding “naive” behavior and “immature”, she explained:
“Again, who can say that certain types of irrational thinking are not what the world needs? Maybe you have grand plans before, but stop yourself and think, “It’s impossible”, or, “spend too much” or “this won’t benefit me.” ”
“For better or worse, our children are not hindered in thinking about the reasons why they don’t do things. Children can be filled with inspiring desires and hopeful thinking. Just like my wishes, my wishes, or everything is a free utopia. How many of you still dream of such dreams, sometimes becoming knowledge of history, and becoming knowledge of the outdoors? On the other hand, we still dream of perfection.
“It’s a good thing because in order for anything to be a reality, you have to dream about it first.”
It’s easy to take that argument further and wonder what education would look like if you could really lose your learning and be completely addicted to content and community. standard? Beautiful. Evaluate? Fine – But standardization will be evaluated without standardized learning.
What if learning is like a child: irrationality, exercise and falling in love with discovery?
You can view the video here.
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