@PhyllisCopeland My tweet was on attention span, which is a temporal issue. You make a different point which I did not assert @RookieKE
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Replying to @calestous
@calestous@phylliscopeland@rookieke@rookieke "Attention span is the amount of concentrated time on a task without becoming distracted"1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @OderoGogni
@OderoGogni The claim that only long attention spans are needed is open to challenge. Schools only nurture the former.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @calestous
@calestous An examination based education system favours those who have the best recall capacity, or photographic memory or attention span1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @OderoGogni
@OderoGogni But not all like is about examination. Creativity may require different combinations. We need to nurture both but we don't.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @calestous
@calestous As an educator what are you doing different?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @OderoGogni
@OderoGogni I nurture the diversity is human potential. Examples are just one part.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @calestous
@calestous True. But majority of education in the world at the moment is examination based. True/False?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @OderoGogni
@OderoGogni This is what most standardized exams are likepic.twitter.com/KO12snEriY
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Replying to @calestous
@calestous Which is why poor schools or kids cannot win at standardized testing. Meritocracy is a rigged game. http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/07/why-poor-schools-cant-win-at-standardized-testing/374287/?src=longreads …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@OderoGogni Relying on just one approach breeds meritocracy.
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