just a thought . . .
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John T. Spencer is a teacher in Phoenix, AZ who blogs at Education Rethink. He recently finished Pencil Me In, an allegory for educational technology and A Sustainable Start, a book for new teachers. He also wrote the reform-minded memoirs Teaching Unmasked: A Humble Alternative to Waiting For a Superhero and Sages and Lunatics. He has written two young adult novels Drawn Into Danger and A Wall for Zombies. You can connect with him on Twitter @johntspencer

Bravo! This is the sentiment I wish more reformers would grasp.
Posted by Patrick Farenga | February 1, 2012, 12:57 pmCan I make that a shirt! this is great John! Give me 20 minutes I am going to make this go viral!
Posted by dloitz | February 1, 2012, 1:43 pmIt would be awesome if it were a shirt!
Posted by John T. Spencer | February 6, 2012, 6:12 pmYes, and my questions: If learning is migrating into networks, and communities of meaning, which I believe it is, then what is the moral purpose of school? Is school morally defensible? Under what conditions?
These are some of the questions I’m interested in.
Posted by Kirsten Olson | February 6, 2012, 12:14 pmI still can’t figure out the moral purpose of school. However, I still believe that under any system, the goal of education is to think well about life.
Posted by John T. Spencer | February 6, 2012, 6:18 pm