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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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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 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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My job is to teach people to read and write; aside from that, I like to learn things.
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