Similar arguments are made by Abeles and Lythcott-Haims, and these are broadly reflected in the bulk of recent popular literature by education researchers and business leaders when they talk about employment for the next generation. Creativity and cognitive flexibility are king.
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“If you ever find yourself in a situation where you need somewhere to stay — and you have your baby, and you need a place for both of you — we’ll always have a place for you here. For however long. I just want you to know that.”
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(I totally teared up writing this. What did I do to have people like this in my life?)
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I throw this onto a thread about accountability in education because I think we have profoundly fucked up in the way we think about this. The goal should be to create people like these. Smart, curious, passionate, loving, generous, how-can-I-possibly-deserve-you human beings
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Is that what we’re doing? Does anyone think that’s what we’re doing?
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How do we do that? *Can* we do that? I mean, I don’t know, but I just can’t imagine any time spent trying to answer those questions is wasted time Right? /end
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