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When I was in high school, I read Postman's "Teaching as a Subversive Activity". The thing I remember most about the book is it asking the question "What is im
by lcuff 8y ago
When I was in high school, I read Postman's "Teaching as a Subversive Activity". The thing I remember most about the book is it asking the question "What is important?" and suggesting that such a question might actually belong in the classroom. I think this article meshes with this - Shall we examine our own objectives, or simply carry on enthusiastically with the tools provided by new technology, to unexamined ends.
- s-shellfish 8y agoI think it's always going to be a balance. What happens when you reach the end? It loops. It's either similar to what you already know, or different. Sometimes the differences are almost imperceptible, because believing you know everything about a thing is the same as knowing nothing about it.