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How disappointing to read in the Texas study that "there was no evidence linking technology immersion with student self-directed learning or their general satis
by Qz 16y ago
How disappointing to read in the Texas study that "there was no evidence linking technology immersion with student self-directed learning or their general satisfaction with schoolwork."
When devising ways to beat school policing software, students showed an exemplary capacity for self-directed learning.
Makes you wonder if, had the schools spent less effort attempting to block the kids from non-educational activities, the kids might have directed that self-directed learning impulse toward the education.
- rick888 16y ago"Makes you wonder if, had the schools spent less effort attempting to block the kids from non-educational activities, the kids might have directed that self-directed learning impulse toward the education." Somehow, I don't think so. Why were kids trying to get around the blocks? To go to Myspace, Facebook, play Farmville, play World of Warcraft, and listen to/download music. If they had no blocks, the kids would do one or all of the above with ease. Having no rules won't suddenly change a kid's mind about education. It will just introduce chaos.
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