Just learned that our basic K-12 classroom model was invented in 18 century Prussia, where the goal was “to churn out loyal and tractable citizens who would learn the value of submitting to the authority of parents, teachers, church, and, ultimately, king.”
Currently reading The One World School House by @BeingSalmanKhan
“The standard classroom model offered boundless opportunities for political indoctrination, such as the manner in which subjects like history and social studies were presented. But there were also other, more subtle ways of shaping young minds.”
“New York State Teacher of the Year John Taylor Gatto has written that ‘the whole system was built on the premise that isolation from first-hand information and fragmentation of the abstract information presented by teachers would result in obedient and subordinate graduates.’”
“our sacred notion of the ‘class period’ was put in place ‘so that self-motivation to learn would be muted by ceaseless interruptions.’”
I don’t dismiss how innovative this educational model was for its time.
However, with today’s technology I think there’s a WAY better path — one that leads to deep, individualized learning.
It’s already unraveling.
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