I recently watched a film, Most Likely to Succeed, which has inspired a lengthy post about educational reform.
FIRST, A BIT ON DEWEY AND SKINNER:
(If educational theory isn't your bag, then just scroll down to the next bit.)
Is it true that, "If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow"? It's highly probable that John Dewey never said it despite the misattribution making the rounds online. If you read just one or two of his essays, it's clearly not his typical wording and syntax (and now we can easily "command-F" our way through his books). Regardless the source, I believe we also do a disservice to education by tossing what we did yesterday in favour of the newest idea. New isn't always better.
Here's what Dewey does say, though,
FIRST, A BIT ON DEWEY AND SKINNER:
(If educational theory isn't your bag, then just scroll down to the next bit.)
Is it true that, "If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow"? It's highly probable that John Dewey never said it despite the misattribution making the rounds online. If you read just one or two of his essays, it's clearly not his typical wording and syntax (and now we can easily "command-F" our way through his books). Regardless the source, I believe we also do a disservice to education by tossing what we did yesterday in favour of the newest idea. New isn't always better.
Here's what Dewey does say, though,
