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Opportunities in failing: Why K-12 education needs more productive struggle

eSchool News

If I couldnt figure something out on my own, I had resources at my disposal: office hours, teaching assistants, or discussions with peers. This experience stood in stark contrast to my K-12 education, where everything was graded, and the expectation was to get as many correct answers as possible.

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Why ‘Black Box’ Software Isn’t Ready to Teach College

Edsurge

Just as professors wouldn’t bring in a teaching assistant they couldn’t talk to or collaborate with, they shouldn’t adopt interactive tools that are mysterious and locked. And our argument was that high-quality education is more than just putting more materials that support education online and making them available.