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
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Bravo! This is the sentiment I wish more reformers would grasp.
Can I make that a shirt! this is great John! Give me 20 minutes I am going to make this go viral!
It would be awesome if it were a shirt!
Yes, 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.
I 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.