21st Century School

Why it's OK to like Facebook, Texting, Gaming & TV.

Why Schools need to catch-up with the world.

Why technology is not making you dumb.

http://goo.gl/ScESP           This article explains:

Here's an excerpt on why schools have got it wrong.

"I’m especially fascinated with her view on authority on her blog The Minds of Kids.

Adults have a position of natural authority over children, and that is appropriate. Adults are the guides and protectors of children. But why does authority sometimes morph to authoritarianism? What is the difference? We as adults come by our authority over children through our age and experience, and also through the love we have for them. Why turn that into the baseball bat of authoritarianism?
Allowing children to pursue their passions, exposing them to new things, providing a wonderful candy store of ideas and places and people and giving them everything they need to select what makes them happy: how is that giving up our authority? You don’t lose anything when you respect the wishes and needs of children. You gain their returned respect.

These ideas combined make learning a three-way endeavor, divided equally between parent, educator, and learner. Boundaries fully blurred, but eyes wide open."

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