connected curriculum

chronically underinvested in their education
HHS blog Sn


Yong Zhao
"For example, when do the floor (or the basics) become the ceiling? Because I think at school you measure so much for children when you hold schools and teachers accountable to certain subjects and numeracy and literacy, they become the ceiling rather than the floor. And everybody tries to achieve that and you’re narrowing the school curriculum. And in regards to literacy and numeracy most people, given the right opportunities can achieve them given the right focus on them."
This connects with feedback from colleagues who attended a fono on Pasifika education in the holidays [drove - fono2016] and we talked this morning about the frustration of pasifika leaders and parents that their children leave school poorly qualified [part of that is being pushed into low level courses where the goal is to get credits, especially at Level 2, rather than to learn skills which will lead them into fulfilling lives and careers]
"Thus in Chapter 6 we outline a series of possible changes that should and can happen to achieve better educational outcomes, not necessarily in order to simply use technology more. Technology has made it both a necessity and a possibility to realize some of the long-standing proposals for child-centered education and learning by doing. Personalized education that grants students autonomy and respects their uniqueness has become a necessity for cultivating the abilities required for living in a society when machines are rapidly taking jobs away from humans. Technology has made it possible to enable personalized learning and to have students take more control of their own learning. Moreover, technology has also made it possible for students to engage in authentic learning by tackling real-world problems on a global scale."
Personalised learning aided by technology - letting people learn through their passion.
I am feeling frustrated by the lack of engagement I see in students, doing what they are told without energy or enthusiasm.