Thank You! For another amazing conversation.
Every week when we get together I am surprised and
overwhelmed by the amount of passionate educators and concerned people who join
the conversation. These ideas we
are sharing are important! Get fired up about how you are teaching, what you
are focusing on and how the students you educate will effect the world they will
one day join as adults. Your influence could be exactly the inspiration a
student who doesn’t fit the mold needs and who knows, that student could be the
one whose great idea changes the world! We owe it to ourselves, our students
and stakeholders, to re-imagine school in a way that continues to make it
evolve, creating a richer and more nourishing environment than ever
before. The archive from tonight’s
chat is posted below.
Homework and Learning,
#WhatIsSchool
Children learn
in many different ways, through play, lessons, repetitive drills, critical
thinking and problem solving. But
where does homework fit into all of this?
Are the lessons learned in school being reinforced or are we taking away
time from personal growth that would lower stress, increase grades and add to
family time by providing more opportunity for play, conversation and invention? This week #whatisschool examines the association between learning, testing, homework
and play by exploring what works and what doesn’t in schools around the world.
Alfie Kohn,
author of thirteen books on education and parenting had this to say…
Questions for
this week's chat #WhatIsSchool
Thursday, October 16, 2014 7PM EDT
1) Do students learn by doing
homework? Why is it given?
2) Would student learning increase or
decrease with more time for exploration, play and peer interaction during or
after school?
3) What impact does class size,
differentiated leaning and free time have on student success?
4) How can technology be used in student
learning after school?
5) Does standardized testing help
students learn? Does it help teachers teach?
6) If you could change one thing
immediately to increase student success and your ability to teach, what would
it be?
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