Interesting read--and I didn't realize how passionate you were about teaching. I feel like the general approach is that high school and under is where you learn Facts, but the lucky ones who go to college are the ones who get to learn that those Facts aren't really Facts at all, but theories and ideas, and in ten years, we could all realize they're completely wrong. And the (un?)lucky one who go beyond that are the ones who get to challenge those Facts and propose New Facts (that probably won't get taught for 50 years, because everyone is slow to accept New Facts).
In part, I think this may be because we think high school students don't have the capacity to think so malleably about Facts (unless they're oh-so-esteemed honors students). Also, most high school students aren't motivated to learn for the sake of learning--they go because they have to, they get their degree, and that's that.
...I don't remember what the point of that was going to be.
Anyway, yay you for subverting the ridiculous establishment.
i really have become more and more fired up about this recently. i mean first of all, i really do love teaching and i like the school i'm at a lot. the school is part of the "independent curriculum group" meaning we reject traditiona ltypes of curriculum, but what exactly that means is still yet to be seen. i also like that i feel like i do have a voice at the school. so... i see it as a good chance to try things out. the principal definitely likes a lot of essentially what i just said - i was just talking to him the other day about some stuff as part of my professional growht plan... so that's good ;-)
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In part, I think this may be because we think high school students don't have the capacity to think so malleably about Facts (unless they're oh-so-esteemed honors students). Also, most high school students aren't motivated to learn for the sake of learning--they go because they have to, they get their degree, and that's that.
...I don't remember what the point of that was going to be.
Anyway, yay you for subverting the ridiculous establishment.
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i really have become more and more fired up about this recently. i mean first of all, i really do love teaching and i like the school i'm at a lot. the school is part of the "independent curriculum group" meaning we reject traditiona ltypes of curriculum, but what exactly that means is still yet to be seen. i also like that i feel like i do have a voice at the school. so... i see it as a good chance to try things out. the principal definitely likes a lot of essentially what i just said - i was just talking to him the other day about some stuff as part of my professional growht plan... so that's good ;-)
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