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Re-Visiting Ivan Illich: Deschooling Society

Teacher Toms Blog

His best known work, Deschooling Society , published in 1971 is a no holds barred critique of institutionalized, compulsory schooling, arguing that the overall effect is to alienate most children from their own learning. Art, music, and stories stood at the center of the school day. Recesses were long and frequent.

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Elementary-level STEM education fosters our future innovators

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Traditionally, the spotlight on STEM education appears to occur in high school and late middle school grade-levels. Elementary school years mark a critical phase in a child’s cognitive development. STEM subjects often involve trial and error, demanding persistence and a growth mindset.

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John King: ‘The Failure of National Leadership Is Being Visited Upon School Leaders’

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So again, the failure of national leadership is being visited upon school leaders who face this impossible dilemma. What’s happened with COVID is low-income students and students of color had less internet access, so with the closures, there were kids who literally could not participate in school. But we have to be safe.

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5 educators share insights into teaching and learning

eSchool News

They will have some amazing successes–and some failures–as they light the way forward and the rest of us endlessly discuss the potential uses and abuses of AI in our classrooms. Read more about Ross-Kleinmann’s thoughts on AI in schools. Elementary-level STEM education fosters our future innovators.

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What students are reading

eSchool News

While that resolution was a complete failure (I still have unread books on my shelf), it reignited my love of reading. My #BritReads favorite for upper elementary school is a throwback to my childhood. Each year, I document my #BritReads reading journey on my social media channels.

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Forward Failures, Future of Work and What’s (Not) the Next Big Thing in Edtech

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Lessons from Forward Failures “Most of today’s schools were designed for a different time and purpose. And it matched up pretty well for how we worked then,” said Stacey Childress, CEO of New Schools Venture Fund, in the summit’s opening remarks. Some of it led to progress, and some of it did not,” said Childress.

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Computer Science is Growing in K-12 Schools, But Access Doesn’t Equal Participation

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While more than half of high schools nationwide—53 percent, to be precise—offer computer science, disparities in access and participation reveal themselves among traditionally underrepresented groups. Girls, for instance, make up just one-third of high school computer science students nationally.