Tag: Transforming Education 254710
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now I get it
Oh how, I have ranted over learning objectives with all my rebelious “I will learn what I want streak” and now here I am writing an assignment which has all the hallmarks of what I think forces good learning and I am lost, afloat… I hate that I would write to a detailed rubric just…
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awakening
I grew up in a household that focused on the environment (deep ecology), social issues, and collectivism – hence my mother standing for the Values party. I remember some man calling my lovely mum a scab like he hated her when we were at a Springbok tour protest – we lived, at the time, in…
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Freire
First thought about the quote was about the archaic language and how the quote can only be understood by people versed in academic language (maybe Brazilians have better vocab?) which is exclusive therefor oppressive. Totally agree. You have to be part of the system to destroy the system that prevents you being yourself in the…
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narrative
2. I have been paying more attention, in listening out for narrative stories and when I hear them in my general life. So far: I have noticied a tendancy to tell such narrative stories when trying to make a connection with a stranger. Or eg, to reconnect with a friend: we went over similar stories…
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one story
I love this TeD talk. I first watched after a friend told me her son (15) watched as part of English. I liked it. I was impressed that his teacher was showing them this. I played it to my family, my daughter was 9 (I think) and seriously into Enid Blyton (which when I read…
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Identity notes
Notes from reading: Identity is used by different fields of study: social psychology, developmental psychology, philosophy of language, but not yet a consensus… Difference between self and identity – self control, self-esteem, less related to identity but evaluation of self. Identity composed of biological, psychological, socio-demographic positions. Are these overlapping or distinct? Self defined “I…