Tuesday, November 27, 2018

What’s Behind the Chan Zuckerberg (CZI) Push for “Brain Science?”

What’s Behind the Chan Zuckerberg (CZI) Push for “Brain Science?”

What’s Behind the Chan Zuckerberg (CZI) Push for “Brain Science?”


It doesn’t matter how much trouble Mark Zuckerberg might appear to be in with Facebook, he and his wife still find time to mess with education and give elitist advice to teachers.
Their latest initiative is to claim teachers need to learn brain science. They’re donating $1 million to Neuroteach Global, an online PD platform created by the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning, calling themselves a mind, brain, and education research center.
Some teachers will get financial support to learn about brain science, while others will pay for it on their own, or likely through their school districts.
It’s also about transforming education to technology.
The group is based out of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland. The sponsors of the program include Teach for America. They’re hoping to sell this program to schools and universities across the country. How ironic that a group like TFA with minimal instruction and understanding about teaching, is a part of promoting brain science to teachers.
Real teachers from reputable university education programs have always taken child Continue reading: What’s Behind the Chan Zuckerberg (CZI) Push for “Brain Science?”