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“The Modern Educator Is Not a Teacher”: Updating Learning for the 21st Century
Why do classrooms and schools operate almost the same way they did 100 years ago? A group of middle schoolers from the Dallas-Fort Worth area began asking themselves this question during a class discussion of Orson Scott Card’s science fiction novel Ender’s Game. More importantly, they began to wonder, “Could children, using the internet, have a dramatic impact on the world around them? Could they influence public opinion, and make a mark on their world?” Thus began “Education Evolution,” a class video project that brings a student perspective to what’s going wrong in the modern classroom, and offers up ideas of how it can be fixed.
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i’m becoming more interested in being an educator, so this has a certain appeal for me. i don’t know that what these kids want will work in general (i’ve seen conflicting reports about the use of technology in the classroom), but i like that they have a voice and are willing to express themselves. i also enjoy their emphasis on collaborative learning (to an extent). i don’t think i would have enjoyed it much as a kid (groups equalled suck), but i’ve come to appreciate it’s virtues.
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