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Chris Lehmann Discusses High School in this Broken Education Keynote
Andrew Robertson — June 27, 2012 — Keynote Trends
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Chris Lehmann's energetic and witty broken education keynote begins by relaying the fact that high school stinks. High school stinks because kids are being told what to do over and over again. Their regimented schedule revolves around cramming in as much information in a short period of time. Now a days kids are given pretests to determine what they are worst in in order to be given more of that material.
Teaching is becoming less about passion, interests and joy as it is about forcing children to learn information that they will likely never use. When asked why a subject is being taught or why something has to be learned the common answer is "someone told me to learn/teach it."
Schools should not be silos of information but lenses says Chris Lehmann. Kids should be allowed to create and share real stuff that they are passionate about. When kids are allowed to be authentic agents and build stuff that matters, high school no longer sucks and kids are encouraged to change the world.
Teaching is becoming less about passion, interests and joy as it is about forcing children to learn information that they will likely never use. When asked why a subject is being taught or why something has to be learned the common answer is "someone told me to learn/teach it."
Schools should not be silos of information but lenses says Chris Lehmann. Kids should be allowed to create and share real stuff that they are passionate about. When kids are allowed to be authentic agents and build stuff that matters, high school no longer sucks and kids are encouraged to change the world.
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