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How Do We Change The Way Children Experience Learning?

Donna FryLeave a Comment on How Do We Change The Way Children Experience Learning?@mpoweringedu, #npdl, deep learning, Design39, Modern Learners, ossemooc, wiggins

“My son doesn’t really like school. But he’s also lazy, so I tell him to get over it because not everything in life can be fun. He has to learn to apply himself.” “How old is your son?”, I asked. “He’s seven. He’s in grade 2. He says he’s bored but the teacher tells us […]

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And What About High School?

Donna FryLeave a Comment on And What About High School?change, high school, hope, lead, secondary school, student success, student voice, wiggins

That  “stop smoking” commercial, the one where the woman is at an almost empty high school, talking about how this is where she started smoking, and this is where she is going to quit, shakes me up. Why in the world do kids start a life-threatening habit in a place of learning? Shouldn’t we expect high […]

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