This says so much... teach for the NOW. Make it relevant NOW. NOW IS the REAL world for our students. Enjoy the moments...
By continuing to tell kids that they will need this later, it disengages them from learning it now. By continuing to say "the real world", we tell kids their current world is... fake.
This says so much... teach for the NOW. Make it relevant NOW. NOW IS the REAL world for our students. Enjoy the moments...
ReplyDeleteBy continuing to tell kids that they will need this later, it disengages them from learning it now. By continuing to say "the real world", we tell kids their current world is... fake.
Powerful image. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for your comment, Chris. I agree with you %100 per cent. I wish more teachers shared our (and J's) view!
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