If I were to receive mental
notices from my memory about my time in school, each notice would be marked
insufficient fun. I’m thinking school
could be so much better than it is. Most
of my instructors were way too serious.
I’m thinking, less Albert Einstein and more Alfred Newman is called for.
People striving to become
teachers should first spend a month as a stand-up comic. Making the transition from a smoky nightclub
to the front of a classroom could make them more aware that there is more than
one way to see the world around them.
Losing your audience has less devastating effects than losing a group of
students. One affects just you, while
the other has far reaching ripples.
Creating an environment conducive for
learning has gotten pushed to the margins of the curriculum. If not glossed over, it is forgotten
altogether. Although technology has
become interwoven, it should never take center stage. The human condition will always remain, no
matter the endeavor, and when it ceases to be fun, test scores and robots will
be all that remain.
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