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Comment on The Six Imperatives of Social Learning by Lía Goren

Fri, 07 Jul 2017 21:36:57 +0000

Dear David Price

One could see this post as a numbering of simple commandments, but each of them involves the very complex things of life and learning.

That is why I really appreciate an article like this, because it makes possible a very interesting level of thinking around school systems, learning and coexistence in general.

I saw and saved this post a few years ago. Today I needed to read it again. Fortunately, I improved my English writting level and that made possible express my thanks to you.

Thanks again,
Lía Goren

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Comment on IMG_5757 by A Great Disconnect – 0yrzpj5f

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 05:47:14 +0000

[…] (follow him on twitter, he is doing amazing work in curriculum redesign) turned me on to the book Open by David Price which I am finding really quite interesting, as it talks about all the changes our […]

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Comment on Education: How We Should Seek To Understand While We Condemn The Westminster Attack by Aakaash Sehgal

Fri, 12 May 2017 11:42:58 +0000

In today’s world, it is necessary to educate our children about multiculturalism and educate them to be polite. It is also necessary to make the world peaceful. A peaceful environment is the best gift that we can give to next generations.

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Comment on Education: How We Should Seek To Understand While We Condemn The Westminster Attack by Bob Corrick

Fri, 24 Mar 2017 08:41:01 +0000

Read the last part. “It seems to me that our focus needs to shift towards education as the best means of prevention. And I don’t mean the ‘de-radicalisation’ of returning ISIS freedom fighters — by then it’s too late. No, the process needs to start in schools, and in communities. The UK has followed many developed countries in recent years in moving away from an official policy of ‘multiculturalism’. Whatever one thinks of the supposed failings of multiculturalism, I’d like to ask: do we feel any safer as a result of this shift? Equally, do our children understand ‘the other’ in the ways that they used to do under the multicultural policy?
The sad thruth is that, in the narrowing of curricula, we have lost the space to talk about empathy, cultural awareness and the possible roots of terrorism, because we’re desperate to get our Numeracy and Literacy scores up. At the same time, our 24/7 news media only reinforces the notion that, if you’re a young British kid whose religion happens to be Muslim, your sense of belonging matters less than preserving the pillars of ‘Britishness’. It’s been striking to see how much of the TV coverage so far has been focussed upon the attack on the Palace of Westminster, (and by inference, democracy), at the expense of the fate of 40 people who happened to be walking across Westminster Bridge at the wrong time.
Let me speak plainly. In the face of one man’s hatred, our ONLY response has to be love. For each other, and towards those we never speak to or socialise with.”
…”The kinds of attacks we’re now witnessing in capital cities tend to come from ‘lone-wolfs’, inspired by copycat attacks, rather than orchestrated strategies from terrorist groups. So, if we can’t stop people from renting a car and driving it into a crowd of people, can we begin to see our schools as the best hope we have of preventing the sense of isolation that seems to fuel these lone wolf attacks?
And can we make tolerance, understanding, and love for ‘the other’, a cornerstone of our schools’ purpose?”
Very much so.

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Comment on The Six Imperatives of Social Learning by David Price

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 05:43:38 +0000

Dave,
Thanks for leaving a comment. I think we’re saying the same thing! Would we not want to bring some of those six motivations into schools and colleges? I fear that if we don’t do something to bridge the gap between social and formal learning, fewer and fewer students will want to be there (engagement levels are already chronically low). I’m not suggesting we co-opt the spaces, but learn from the learning that happens there. If you read my book, you’ll see that I quote the original motto of the World Wide Web (“Let’s Share What We Know) as being the cornerstone of a new approach to formal learning.

THanks again for sharing your thoughts – much appreciated.

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