A place to start the discussion.
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Aki PuustinenWhat is school for? | Seth Godin http://t.co/iuDFZZP #edchat #ukedchat #finnedchat #eduswe #edu
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Marc CromptonRT @ThisIsSethsBlog Seth's Blog: What is school for? http://bit.ly/4v0AKt
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Tracey GentleSeems like a simple question, but given how much time and money we spend on it, it has a wide range of answers, many unexplored, some contradictory. I have a few thoughts about education, how we use it to market ourselves and compete, and I realized that
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Ben WilkoffSeems like a simple question, but given how much time and money we spend on it, it has a wide range of answers, many unexplored, some contradictory. I have a few thoughts about education, how we use it to market ourselves and compete, and I realized that
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Alice BarrSeems like a simple question, but given how much time and money we spend on it, it has a wide range of answers, many unexplored, some contradictory. I have a few thoughts about education, how we use it to market ourselves and compete, and I realized that without a common place to start, it's hard to figure out what to do.
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Jeff UtechtSeems like a simple question, but given how much time and money we spend on it, it has a wide range of answers, many unexplored, some contradictory. I have a few thoughts about education, how we use it to market ourselves and compete, and I realized that without a common place to start, it's hard to figure out what to do.
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- Become an informed citizen
- Be able to read for pleasure
- Be trained in the rudimentary skills necessary for employment
- Do well on standardized tests
- Homogenize society, at least a bit
- Pasteurize out the dangerous ideas
- Give kids something to do while parents work
- Teach future citizens how to conform
- Teach future consumers how to desire
- Build a social fabric
- Create leaders who help us compete on a world stage
- Generate future scientists who will advance medicine and technology
- Learn for the sake of learning
- Help people become interesting and productive
- Defang the proletariat
- Establish a floor below which a typical person is unlikely to fall
- Find and celebrate prodigies, geniuses and the gifted
- Make sure kids learn to exercise, eat right and avoid common health problems
- Teach future citizens to obey authority
- Teach future employees to do the same
- Increase appreciation for art and culture
- Teach creativity and problem solving
- Minimize public spelling mistakes
- Increase emotional intelligence
- Decrease crime by teaching civics and ethics
- Increase understanding of a life well lived
- Make sure the sports teams have enough players
What is school for?
Seems like a simple question, but given how much time and money we spend on it, it has a wide range of answers, many unexplored, some contradictory. I have a few thoughts about education, how we use it to market ourselves and compete, and I realized that without a common place to start, it's hard to figure out what to do.
So, a starter list. The purpose of school is to:
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And we do it all in less than 8 hours a day, 180 days a year. Is it any wonder public education isn't perfect?
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I agree a place to start the discussion.
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03 Feb 09
Not quite the same message as with Pink Floyd & school. .. But some subtle resemblances.
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Jaakko HellerantaNot quite the same message as with Pink Floyd & school. .. But some subtle resemblances.
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Seems like a simple question, but given how much time and money we spend on it, it has a wide range of answers, many unexplored, some contradictory. I have a few thoughts about education, how we use it to market ourselves and compete, and I realized that without a common place to start, it's hard to figure out what to do. So, a starter list. The purpose of school is to: 1. Become an informed citizen 2. Be able to read for pleasure 3. Be trained in the rudimentary skills necessary for employment 4. Do well on standardized tests 5. Homogenize society, at least a bit 6. Pasteurize out the dangerous ideas 7. Give kids something to do while parents work 8. Teach future citizens how to conform 9. Teach future consumers how to desire 10. Build a social fabric 11. Create leaders who help us compete on a world stage 12. Generate future scientists who will advance medicine and technology 13. Learn for the sake of learning 14. Help people become interesting and productive 15. Defang the proletariat 16. Establish a floor below which a typical person is unlikely to fall 17. Find and celebrate prodigies, geniuses and the gifted 18. Make sure kids learn to exercise, eat right and avoid common health problems 19. Teach future citizens to obey authority 20. Teach future employees to do the same 21. Increase appreciation for art and culture 22. Teach creativity and problem solving 23. Minimize public spelling mistakes 24. Increase emotional intelligence 25. Decrease crime by teaching civics and ethics 26. Increase understanding of a life well lived 27. Make sure the sports teams have enough players
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Jody Watsongreat discussion
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Rodd Lucierschool by seth godin
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Ms. RowleySeth's Blog: 1/2009 A list of what schools should be preparing our students for.
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Sarah CannonI have a thoughts about education, how we use it to market ourselves and compete, and I realized that without a common place to start, it's hard to figure out what to do.
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Michael RichardsAn interesting list that educators should take a look at and continue the debate. Taxpayers deserve it.
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