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Schools are prisons for children, and we never needed them to learn the things that actually matter. Set the children free. They'll learn what they need to if you give them half a chance.
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Several of these things can't meaningfully be taught in schools as they stand today, because the structure of school itself depends on children not having them. How can you teach independence when children are fundamentally forced to be in school?https://twitter.com/alexakmeyer/status/1133176589770821633 …
Things that should be taught in school:
how to make big decisions
how to ask great questions
confidence
communication & conflict mgmt
how to have empathy
how to learn new things
independence
habit building
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how to make big decisions
how to ask great questions
confidence
communication & conflict mgmt
how to have empathy
how to learn new things
independence
habit building
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Might as well reductio this to its obvious absurdum: Things that should be taught in school:
how not to shouldhttps://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1133501243752689664 … -
See these pages, which use "Don't be so obedient" as an example of a classic double-bind. "teach to be independent" is basically isomorphic.https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1072514365247668224 …
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As a teacher, I avoid schools as much as I can! Learning is best done when individuals who have a similar question/problem connect, voluntarily, and combine their diverse interests, experiences, and resources together to collectively explore options.
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