education
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What It’s All About
I’m on hiatus this week after last week’s glut of posts, but I couldn’t resist sharing this with you: Your task is not to find a path, but to study the one you’re on. – Cary Tennis Continue reading
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University Isn’t Everything
This is the final post in our series “What Students Think Should Change About School.” In today’s post, Ruth explains that our fixation on getting everyone to university means a poorer education for everyone. * Society has this idea that certain levels of education are necessary for a person to have any worth. I think… Continue reading
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Students Need To Know Why They’re In School
It seems that there are a lot of things students would change about school if they could. For example, MaplesAndMerriment thinks that students need a clearer understanding of why they are in school at all. This is Post #4 in a 5-part series on what students think should change about school. * If I could change… Continue reading
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Lighten Up About My Grades
What else should change about school as we know it? This is Post #3 in my series on what students would change about school, if they could. Today’s post is from Katy George, who believes that we need to change our attitude toward grades. * I am currently a senior in college majoring in journalism… Continue reading
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If You Can’t Pay for College, Don’t Go
What would students like to change about school? Our series continues. Today’s post is from Aewl. His perspective? College should be reserved for those who can pay for it. * I’m currently a Freshman at a local Junior College. All my classes are online classes as I work during the day full time as a… Continue reading
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School Is Too Easy
This week, I’m featuring posts from five students who have shared their thoughts on what they would, if they could, change about school. Today’s post is from Emily. Her take? School should be more of a challenge. * I’m a high school student at a nationally acclaimed magnet school. I go there because my home… Continue reading
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Here’s What I’d Change About School
Dear readers: There are some exciting developments happening at Classroom as Microcosm. The last week has seen a major uptick in traffic, not least because a recent post, Fail Better, was chosen as a WordPress Freshly Pressed feature and so attracted a whole bunch of new followers and, at last count, 228 comments – welcome… Continue reading
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What is the Deal With Class Size?
Does class size really make a difference? Frequent commenters Gen X and Army Amy have asked me to give you my thoughts on class size and its effect on learning. Early in this blog’s life, I wrote a post on class size, in which I assert that I believe that if every class in the… Continue reading
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What Do Students Think Should Change About School?
This is a call out to students. Whether you’re in primary, middle or high school, whether you’re a college undergrad or a postdoctoral fellow, I’d like to hear your opinion. What do you think should change about school? My friend Gen X has asked me to put this question out there. She’s interested in students’… Continue reading
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The Problem With Desire Paths
I’ve been hearing a lot of talk about “desire paths” lately, and I don’t like where the talk is going. Tony Baldusaro tells a charming story about desire paths: officials at Disney World were upset about customers scarring the lawns by cutting across them instead of sticking to the sidewalks. They asked Walt Disney how… Continue reading
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My job is to teach people to read and write; aside from that, I like to learn things.
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