I just finished reading an interesting Blog post in The Real Mr. Fitz, A Teachers letter to Obama: A Lesson in Irony. I found this post to be just another argument to find a way to protect, preserve and encourage the present school paradigm. School doesn't work and needs to replaced with new ideas. I offer these ideas and encourage response from anyone.
First, make school non-mandatory!!
Second, end the physical tyranny of buildings, schedules, and classrooms.
Third, design learning around what the learners want to learn about.
Fourth, Improve feedback loops through Gamification and play which is essential for learning and needs to be part of learning networks.
Fifth, Embrace Bring Your Own Digital Device(BYOD) and Robust Universal Broadband Access(RUB) to create de-centralized digital learning networks everywhere.
Sixth, Make knowing something more important than certification, the prime qualification for teachers.
Just a start! Call this revolutionary irony!!
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