@neiltyson you can lead a kid to book but you can't make him drink. I mean learn. You can horse a drink to book. Wait.
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“We spend more time forcing students to learn than we do motivating them to learn in the first place.” -
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@neiltyson A good teacher will get them excited, create curiosity in their students. Bad teacher pounds desk, demands rote regurgitation. -
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@IamTay@neiltyson What about the good teachers constrained by strict "teach the test" rules at school? How can they find the balance? -
@QueenofTacos@neiltyson I understand standards,expected accomplishments at given level, teach the child, not test. We're not assembly line. -
@IamTay@QueenofTacos@neiltyson States and districts have made education "assembly lines". Not the teachers' fault. -
@TrailLurker Agree. "Lawmakers" don't understand that we teach individuals.I always taught to child's strength.Tests don't always show that. - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson We spend more time forcing students to learn than we do motivating them to learn in the first place.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Also, we don't respect the learning time we have: http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2013/10/29/chaos-in-the-classroom-and-how-to-replace-it-with-learning/ … -
@gregladen@neiltyson Although I came to value one disruption: leaving high school early to go work on my research in a university lab! -
My wife, a bio teacher, works summers at the U in a lab. She's hooked up many students some are now in GS
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@gregladen@neiltyson Giving them a project of their own to work on is the absolute best way to get kids excited about science!
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@neiltyson Unless you want to teach people what they already believe they know, they aren't interested...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson: We spend more time forcing students to learn than we do motivating them to learn in the first place.”


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