Comments for The 21st Century Learning Initiative http://www.21learn.org/site The 21st Century Learning Initiative’s essential purpose is to facilitate the emergence of new approaches to learning that draw upon a range of insights into the human brain, the functioning of human societies, and learning as a community-wide activity. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Excerpt from Education and the Significance of Life by New England Answers http://www.21learn.org/site/uncategorized/excerpt-from-education-and-the-significance-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-43389 New England Answers Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:57:02 +0000 http://www.21learn.org/site/?p=972#comment-43389 This article is well-written and makes some very good points. It mentions that proficiency in a specified branch of knowledge alone cannot account for the purpose of education. Life is much more than getting an education to become experts in a given field of study. One may argue that education should go beyond just proficiency. Education is much more. It is about ingenuity and expression of one's self to the world. It is not enough to just go to school to get a degree. One has to apply that knowledge in a unique way that has not been thought to them in school, unlike the proficiency acquired from formal education. This article is well-written and makes some very good points. It mentions that proficiency in a specified branch of knowledge alone cannot account for the purpose of education. Life is much more than getting an education to become experts in a given field of study. One may argue that education should go beyond just proficiency. Education is much more. It is about ingenuity and expression of one’s self to the world. It is not enough to just go to school to get a degree. One has to apply that knowledge in a unique way that has not been thought to them in school, unlike the proficiency acquired from formal education.

]]> Comment on Readers responses to Michael Shaw’s review of “Over-schooled but Undereducated”, TES, 22nd January 2010 by Randa Clubs http://www.21learn.org/site/blog/a-response-to-michael-shaw%e2%80%99s-review-of-%e2%80%9cover-schooled-but-undereducated%e2%80%9d-tes-22nd-january-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-43195 Randa Clubs Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:48:17 +0000 http://www.21learn.org/activities/blog/?p=287#comment-43195 Just love this, you are great dude. Just love this, you are great dude.

]]> Comment on Review : Doubts and Loves by Richard Holloway and Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Our Choice by Paul R. Lawrence and Nitin Nohria. by Simon Loy http://www.21learn.org/site/archive/review-doubts-and-loves-by-richard-holloway-and-driven-how-human-nature-shapes-our-choice-by-paul-r-lawrence-and-nitin-nohria/comment-page-1/#comment-43042 Simon Loy Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:23:31 +0000 http://www.21learn.org/site/?p=885#comment-43042 Thanks again for the blog. Fantastic. Thanks again for the blog. Fantastic.

]]> Comment on A ten point outline of the central issues raised by the 21st Century Learning Initiative in discussions with English political and educational leaders by Robyn http://www.21learn.org/site/archive/a-ten-point-outline-of-the-central-issues-raised-by-the-21st-century-learning-initiative-in-discussions-with-english-political-and-educational-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-42701 Robyn Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:11:37 +0000 http://www.21learn.org/site/?p=834#comment-42701 You guys realize you are talking about Montessori, don't you? Sensitive periods, prepared environment, self-directed exploration, small group and various ages, etc. For elementary years, big intellectual work (self chosen) naturally goes on. The teens take on lesser intellectual work and more society creating work - self-directed - called Erdkinder. Wy reinvent the wheel? Maria Montessori already got this. You guys realize you are talking about Montessori, don’t you? Sensitive periods, prepared environment, self-directed exploration, small group and various ages, etc. For elementary years, big intellectual work (self chosen) naturally goes on. The teens take on lesser intellectual work and more society creating work – self-directed – called Erdkinder.

Wy reinvent the wheel? Maria Montessori already got this.

]]> Comment on A ten point outline of the central issues raised by the 21st Century Learning Initiative in discussions with English political and educational leaders by GreenHearted http://www.21learn.org/site/archive/a-ten-point-outline-of-the-central-issues-raised-by-the-21st-century-learning-initiative-in-discussions-with-english-political-and-educational-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-42629 GreenHearted Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:45:31 +0000 http://www.21learn.org/site/?p=834#comment-42629 Yes, yes, can't disagree with anything (well, maybe the inclusion of #4). But why is the 21st Century Learning Initiative still not talking about the importance of teaching students the skills, understandings and attitudes they will need to create the best possible future in a carbon-constrained and climate-changed world? Everything you say could well become moot (as in, having no practical significance) if the climate change emergency turns to catastrophic global famines due to floods, droughts, heat waves, extreme weather, etc. As we sit around wondering how to improve education for our young people, we are making the Arctic summer sea ice disappear, taking with it the "air conditioner" of the northern hemisphere's summer growing season. If we aren't teaching our students how to grow their own locally resilient food, collect their own clean drinking water, and generate their own energy, then we are being negligent. Yes, yes, can’t disagree with anything (well, maybe the inclusion of #4). But why is the 21st Century Learning Initiative still not talking about the importance of teaching students the skills, understandings and attitudes they will need to create the best possible future in a carbon-constrained and climate-changed world?

Everything you say could well become moot (as in, having no practical significance) if the climate change emergency turns to catastrophic global famines due to floods, droughts, heat waves, extreme weather, etc. As we sit around wondering how to improve education for our young people, we are making the Arctic summer sea ice disappear, taking with it the “air conditioner” of the northern hemisphere’s summer growing season.

If we aren’t teaching our students how to grow their own locally resilient food, collect their own clean drinking water, and generate their own energy, then we are being negligent.

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