Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

I fear schools will revert to what is comfortable and what aligns with existing mental models instead of questioning the status quo, taking inventory of the lessons learned this year, and paving a new path forward. The Power of Mental Models. Teacher training programs likely reinforced those mental models.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2019

Acknowledge that old mental models exist. Schools need to acknowledge that there are a variety of old mental models of learning and traditional schooling that parents bring to the table. Some parents remember their success, but others remember the negative adults and failure from their school career.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 20, 2020

This year, 2020, has shown with stark clarity the implications of these failures. He offered a different mental model through a new metaphor. And, research has shown economic mobility, achieving higher standards of living than your parents, has declined as inequality in America continues to grow.

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