http://learningreimagined.com/2008/07/more-foolishness-about-schooliness/ A New Schools of Thought Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:07:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://learningreimagined.com/2008/07/more-foolishness-about-schooliness/comment-page-1/#comment-38 David Keane Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:03:49 +0000 http://learningreimagined.com/?p=20#comment-38 I have a quote on my wall from Albert Einstein. It reads, "I never teacher my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn." I think it is really in line with what you are saying here. I agree that the responsibility for learning lies within the individual, but we have to ensure that we provide the proper conditions in which to learn. I fear that decline in enthusiasm for school between elementary school to high school is a tell tale sign of us not providing these conditions. I have teachers that comment all of the time that school is not supposed to be fun. I disagree with them. Learning whether at school or anywhere else is fun and we need to structure our learning institutions so that students and teachers can have fun learning together. I have a quote on my wall from Albert Einstein. It reads, “I never teacher my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.” I think it is really in line with what you are saying here. I agree that the responsibility for learning lies within the individual, but we have to ensure that we provide the proper conditions in which to learn. I fear that decline in enthusiasm for school between elementary school to high school is a tell tale sign of us not providing these conditions.
I have teachers that comment all of the time that school is not supposed to be fun. I disagree with them. Learning whether at school or anywhere else is fun and we need to structure our learning institutions so that students and teachers can have fun learning together.

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