I hope that as you read this blog you will maybe see a better way to educate children. Maybe you will find yourself momentarily free of the current, restrictive processes which plague many of our school systems – processes which restrict creativity, which restrict freedom of thought, and which force-out our best teachers and administrators. With that in mind, I wanted to share a quote today from Brad Johnson on Facebook.
I have long said that I would have not made it(as at student or teacher) in today’s public school environment. The data-driven approach sucks the life out of the learning process. So today, I stand staunchly against the data driven process and those who support this process.
Let’s stop worshiping data. I will not bow down before this golden calf.
Our side is going to win this battle, this war against this sterile, pedagogical approach which warps the instructional process. Some of you should know better.
School systems get our children for seven hours a day. As parents, we aren’t giving that valuable time to school systems without significant strings attached.
We are going to continue singing the “forbidden anthem” which dares to suggest that we want our children to learn in environments which are largely free of standardized assessments. We are going to continue to advocate for learning environments which promote critical thinking, creativity, and which augment students’ individual strenghts!
Kids are more than numbers.
Exceptional lesson design and delivery trump data mining of our children by school systems.
Here is novel question. As parents, shouldn’t you own the data which systems mine from your children? It is yours to do with as you choose. How many companies and entities are using your child’s data for their own money making purposes. Maybe you should demand a price for the use of your child’s data – kind of like a name, image, and likeness fee?
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