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Sunday, November 8, 2015

Peg with Pen: Competency = Sheeple: My comment on EdSurge

Peg with Pen: Competency = Sheeple: My comment on EdSurge:

Competency = Sheeple: My comment on EdSurge





Learn anything anywhere, you say

Not so much. The learning you describe is clearly confined to the "efficiency" that comes with the pared-down learning found via online modules that must gather data ever so efficiently in order to meet the demands of the market - NOT the demands of learners. In essence, what you are describing is a dumbed-down education system that is void of real, authentic messy learning that comes with democratic thinking among children and teachers - a democratic curriculum that is derived by watching and observing children and determining how to best support them using their strengths and their passions. 

This sort of learning (via modules) ultimately creates sheeple - learning is directed by the modules 
Peg with Pen: Competency = Sheeple: My comment on EdSurge: