@johntspencer

Join the conversation any time today at #edrethink - If lifelong learning can happen with or without school, what is the value in school?

8:44AM Thu, May 20 2010

@MrR0g3rs

now that it's open 2 all, we should try 1 of these hashtag conversations on Wave. It might facilitate more depth #edrethink

8:48AM Thu, May 20 2010

@mctownsley

lifelong learning may happen...but will it involve the "right" content (whatever that is)? #edrethink

8:50AM Thu, May 20 2010

@johntspencer

- Who should define the "right content?" #edrethink

9:06AM Thu, May 20 2010

@MrsBMG

I had a student from last year who learned about the Holocaust this year and can't find enough books about it..... #edrethink

9:11AM Thu, May 20 2010

@mctownsley

would it be feasible to leave it (content choice) solely up to our elementary students? secondary students? #edrethink

9:17AM Thu, May 20 2010

@johntspencer

- perhaps, but I'm doubtful most kids would ever wake up and say, "I want to learn the Quadratic Formula today" #edrethink

9:20AM Thu, May 20 2010

@bonitadee

#edrethink Interesting idea. Content defined in elementary, then not as they get older. I could see a gradual release model.

9:21AM Thu, May 20 2010

@bonitadee

#edrethink Exactly. Is there a natural migration towards what we need to learn? For all things we need to learn? ...

9:23AM Thu, May 20 2010

@bonitadee

#edrethink .Or should some content be defined? But then,argh, who defines it? How do we stop from over defining everything?

9:24AM Thu, May 20 2010

@mctownsley

by exposing kids to higher level math (adults' choice), we expose them to new ideas they wouldn't have considered otherwise.

9:29AM Thu, May 20 2010

@mctownsley

..and it's exposing kids to new ideas, even if it's our choice, a good thing? #edrethink

9:29AM Thu, May 20 2010

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Join the conversation any time today at #edrethink - If lifelong learning can happen with or without school, what is the value in school?

now that it's open 2 all, we should try 1 of these hashtag conversations on Wave. It might facilitate more depth #edrethink

lifelong learning may happen...but will it involve the "right" content (whatever that is)? #edrethink

- Who should define the "right content?" #edrethink

I had a student from last year who learned about the Holocaust this year and can't find enough books about it..... #edrethink

would it be feasible to leave it (content choice) solely up to our elementary students? secondary students? #edrethink

- perhaps, but I'm doubtful most kids would ever wake up and say, "I want to learn the Quadratic Formula today" #edrethink

#edrethink Interesting idea. Content defined in elementary, then not as they get older. I could see a gradual release model.

#edrethink Exactly. Is there a natural migration towards what we need to learn? For all things we need to learn? ...

#edrethink .Or should some content be defined? But then,argh, who defines it? How do we stop from over defining everything?

by exposing kids to higher level math (adults' choice), we expose them to new ideas they wouldn't have considered otherwise.

..and it's exposing kids to new ideas, even if it's our choice, a good thing? #edrethink

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Replyz collects and amplifies questions from around the web, allowing a wider audience to answer them.

Join the conversation any time today at #edrethink - If lifelong learning can happen with or without school, what is the value in school?

now that it's open 2 all, we should try 1 of these hashtag conversations on Wave. It might facilitate more depth #edrethink

lifelong learning may happen...but will it involve the "right" content (whatever that is)? #edrethink

- Who should define the "right content?" #edrethink

I had a student from last year who learned about the Holocaust this year and can't find enough books about it..... #edrethink

would it be feasible to leave it (content choice) solely up to our elementary students? secondary students? #edrethink

- perhaps, but I'm doubtful most kids would ever wake up and say, "I want to learn the Quadratic Formula today" #edrethink

#edrethink Interesting idea. Content defined in elementary, then not as they get older. I could see a gradual release model.

#edrethink Exactly. Is there a natural migration towards what we need to learn? For all things we need to learn? ...

#edrethink .Or should some content be defined? But then,argh, who defines it? How do we stop from over defining everything?

by exposing kids to higher level math (adults' choice), we expose them to new ideas they wouldn't have considered otherwise.

..and it's exposing kids to new ideas, even if it's our choice, a good thing? #edrethink

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