#INZpirED Archive
This is a weekly chat often based around one or two questions to spark discussion & debate around educational issues.
Friday December 16, 2016
9:30 PM EST
KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:31 PM EST
Welcome to
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:31 PM EST
Likewise, Sunny. Good morning!
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:23 PM EST
The more I read the more I am
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Join us in 5 minutes to discuss the Finnish way of teaching
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:31 PM EST
Sunny joining in from Delhi
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:32 PM EST
Ritu joining in from Kolkata
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JKatzaman
Dec 16 @ 9:32 PM EST
Joining
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chat, helping to represent Maryland.
KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:33 PM EST
A very chilly morning indeed.
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@JenaiaMorane
would love this stat.
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:33 PM EST
Hi Jim, lovely to have you here as always :)
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:34 PM EST
Good morning Jim. Go Maryland!
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:34 PM EST
Should I be worried when I land in Delhi in Jan? :p
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nsulla
Dec 16 @ 9:34 PM EST
Dr. Nancy Sulla from USA (NJ/FL) joining
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; creator of the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom
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; author of
KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:35 PM EST
Thats if the fog lets you land :p
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naghma_khn
Dec 16 @ 9:35 PM EST
Good morning
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:35 PM EST
Wow! Welcome to
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:35 PM EST
wow, welcome to
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:36 PM EST
Good Morning Naghma
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naghma_khn
Dec 16 @ 9:36 PM EST
don't worry we have sunny š
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:36 PM EST
Haha nicely done
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:37 PM EST
here's hoping for the best :)
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:37 PM EST
Would love to hear peopleās view on the Finnish Education system - Big talk everywhere I go
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:38 PM EST
Hello Naghma, good morning :)
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:39 PM EST
Love it! Sun shining sunny day it will be :p
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:40 PM EST
The Finns are getting rid of subjects - thoughts?
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https://t.co/HAXfbtbrHu
rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:41 PM EST
I am all in favour. Really eager to check out the blueprint in detail.Do you think two periods 4 adopting it is enough?
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nsulla
Dec 16 @ 9:42 PM EST
Been waiting all my life for this! Life is not divided into subjects, nor is problem-solving and creativity. Learning is a system!
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:40 PM EST
The Finns are getting rid of subjects - thoughts?
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https://t.co/HAXfbtbrHu
KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:43 PM EST
Two years is enough if the teachers buy into it. No period is enough if they donāt.
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:45 PM EST
Well said, Nancy. It's all about working collaboratively & co-teaching approach in an interdisciplinary format
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nsulla
Dec 16 @ 9:42 PM EST
Been waiting all my life for this! Life is not divided into subjects, nor is problem-solving and creativity. Learning is a system!
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:40 PM EST
The Finns are getting rid of subjects - thoughts?
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https://t.co/HAXfbtbrHu
nsulla
Dec 16 @ 9:45 PM EST
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@KSThakral
Yes! Teachers need transformational PD to help them see a new paradigm for teaching and learning.
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:45 PM EST
I agree the system needs to change. It would be interesting to see the practicalities of it - How it works?
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#readytoadapt
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 9:47 PM EST
#inzpired
Smart Fins. Learning=like a tapestry - every thread connected to the next. Edu should be driven by interest - follow the threads!
KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:47 PM EST
Recruiting the best graduates and then giving them time and and training seems to be working for them.
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PranSang
Dec 16 @ 9:47 PM EST
Good morning
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:47 PM EST
2 periods in a year & not 2 years. True that. Pay increase might be an incentive hence 70% Ts are on board
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nsulla
Dec 16 @ 9:47 PM EST
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Problem-based learning opens doors for transdisciplinary connections
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:48 PM EST
"change mindset" much needed
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nsulla
Dec 16 @ 9:49 PM EST
#StudentsTakingCharge
and
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- perfect when getting rid of subject-area delineation!
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 9:47 PM EST
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Smart Fins. Learning=like a tapestry - every thread connected to the next. Edu should be driven by interest - follow the threads!
KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:49 PM EST
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Not a matter for being upto it. It is required. We fail too many children & policy changes have little impact. p-dgm shift indeed.
Remarsh76
Dec 16 @ 9:46 PM EST
...US tchrs strgl w/dvlping content & cncptual knwldg. This would take an enormous p-digm shift. Are we up to it?
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 9:49 PM EST
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Fundamental flaw=unwillingness 2 commit $ & resources 2 Edu. SO shortsighted & self-defeating. Edu shapes the future-literally.
KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:50 PM EST
Finnish-Envy! Would the same strategies employed by Finland work in larger countries with diff. infrastructures & population sets?
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JKatzaman
Dec 16 @ 9:50 PM EST
The new Finnish system is an interesting proposition. Knee-jerk negative reaction makes you a "We always did it this way" person.
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:50 PM EST
Thought the changes started from 2020
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:50 PM EST
Wow, love how you put it, Jena. Topics/learning must be driven by Ls ambitions, passions & their capabilities.
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 9:47 PM EST
#inzpired
Smart Fins. Learning=like a tapestry - every thread connected to the next. Edu should be driven by interest - follow the threads!
JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 9:51 PM EST
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Getting rid of subjects doesn't mean bagging areas of interest or disciplines. Goal must be 2 help each S find & develop own gifts
KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:52 PM EST
It does - Ts need to move away from the mindsets of my subject to our learners. Collab is the way forward.
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:52 PM EST
Early data shows that Ss r benefiting."In the two years since the new teaching methods first began being introduced...
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:53 PM EST
exactly :)
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nsulla
Dec 16 @ 9:53 PM EST
My blog post on rethinking success: engagement, empowerment, efficacy
https://t.co/vcBzaBHaFm
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 9:53 PM EST
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IMHO what should be asking is "What would Edu look like if it was hand-tailored for EVERY student? What would it take? No excuses
KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:54 PM EST
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The moment monetisation comes into education corners are cut. Also it can be a societal/cultural thing - some may not want this.
Remarsh76
Dec 16 @ 9:51 PM EST
. What w/d the txtbk companies do? Our strctr w/d not allow this Territorialism, cntnt pwr strgle. H-ed shift too.
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:54 PM EST
makes it more interesting & meaningful 2. How many of us hv heard Ls asking āWhat do I need to know this for?ā
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Archnahr
Dec 16 @ 9:55 PM EST
Its revolutionary!! In India it may take time to adapt this but I'm sure Finland will create a successful example for others
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:40 PM EST
The Finns are getting rid of subjects - thoughts?
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https://t.co/HAXfbtbrHu
JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 9:55 PM EST
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Yes & EVERY penny spend 2 empower Ss will be repaid tenfold I guarantee.. Ss are like atomic reactions waiting to explode.
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:56 PM EST
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Is this then the time for a grassroots movement for change?
Remarsh76
Dec 16 @ 9:52 PM EST
@bright_side_me
. We won't even fund our schls prprly. It may be nec, but not going to hpn. We're too in bed w/bus cmty 4 the chg
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:56 PM EST
very good question. I would love to say "yes, why not" Mindset is everything!!
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JKatzaman
Dec 16 @ 9:57 PM EST
Inherent risk in Finnish system is students deciding what they need to learn. Later in life they might discover they were wrong.
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:58 PM EST
Indeed often where there is a culture of comparison, it might be difficult to adapt as well. Thinking UK league tables
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 9:58 PM EST
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Must stop letting Biz make $ on standardizing edu. SO much is lost, as a result. Some things more precious than profit.
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nsulla
Dec 16 @ 9:59 PM EST
Have Ss figure out the strength of an org's social network: lots of subjects in there.
https://t.co/yL27RhPgbh
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 9:59 PM EST
Thanks for sharing your blog post. Can't wait to have a read.
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Might link w/ my PLG independent learning & self management in Ls
nsulla
Dec 16 @ 9:53 PM EST
My blog post on rethinking success: engagement, empowerment, efficacy
https://t.co/vcBzaBHaFm
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 9:59 PM EST
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Perhaps but many educators and parents will want it too. In the US it is all about lobbying in the end. Unfortunately money talks.
Remarsh76
Dec 16 @ 9:56 PM EST
@nsulla
. Many won't want this. H-ed c/d be the b-gst opposition. It seems US kids r nt the rl focus of ed - it's a/b $$$.
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nsulla
Dec 16 @ 10:00 PM EST
Or: Ss become
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and Ts are responsible for mapping the prob to core skills; showing Ss how to learn what they need.
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JKatzaman
Dec 16 @ 9:57 PM EST
Inherent risk in Finnish system is students deciding what they need to learn. Later in life they might discover they were wrong.
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V_Sojo
Dec 16 @ 10:00 PM EST
To pull a Finland magic we need to first realize that education needs a revolution and not cosmetic touches
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:01 PM EST
The thing I like is that they are experimental and donāt shy away from action research
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Most systems do.
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 10:01 PM EST
So many opportunities! We just have to rethink education & redesign system to prepare Ls w/ skills needed 4 today & the future
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nsulla
Dec 16 @ 9:59 PM EST
Have Ss figure out the strength of an org's social network: lots of subjects in there.
https://t.co/yL27RhPgbh
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pmkaura
Dec 16 @ 10:01 PM EST
GM
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Puja from Mumbai. Finnish system aspiratnl. Bt before v copy paste must accept the huge diff in socio-economic scenarios.
JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 10:01 PM EST
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Difference between showing Ss other's gifts 2 inspire & comparing 2 judge, compete & create fear of mistakes.
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:01 PM EST
So agree - Acceptance that we have it wrong is the key.
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:02 PM EST
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Remarsh76
Dec 16 @ 10:01 PM EST
@nsulla
. Don't know if prnts w/d rly wnt this. They cmpln'd a/b "new" stndrds b/c they c/d nt help their kids. Others? Nd mr.
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 10:02 PM EST
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AMEN. That is the most honest thing I've heard in awhile. Thank you.
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 10:02 PM EST
thought provoking and exactly right about "no excuses".
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 10:03 PM EST
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Huh? Wouldn't U rather have them empowered 2 decide & then feel competent to course correct later? That is life anyway.
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nsulla
Dec 16 @ 10:03 PM EST
A transformation; paradigm shifting; overcoming fear; not looking for a quick fix to a system that took years to self-destruct!
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V_Sojo
Dec 16 @ 10:00 PM EST
To pull a Finland magic we need to first realize that education needs a revolution and not cosmetic touches
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JKatzaman
Dec 16 @ 10:04 PM EST
You would think -- or hope -- there'd be some sort of teacher-student collaboration like that.
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:04 PM EST
Just look at Finland. This article really showcased how deep their philosophy is.
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https://t.co/DBAnjfTa9D
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PranSang
Dec 16 @ 10:04 PM EST
thanks for joining in Archana. Ritu & Sunny pls
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@Archnahr
who is doing some great work in education thru NGO
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 10:04 PM EST
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@rsehji
Thanks Ritu :-)
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 10:05 PM EST
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I am looking forward to reading it. Thank you.
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:05 PM EST
And that allows people to be controlled easily - class systems to be prevalent.
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 10:05 PM EST
I think it depends on the direction the edu system want 2 take & most imp the trust, value they put in Ls & their staff
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nsulla
Dec 16 @ 10:05 PM EST
we're working on it with our Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classrooms
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 10:06 PM EST
pleasure, Jena :) Love the insights!
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JKatzaman
Dec 16 @ 10:07 PM EST
It's good if they have the opportunity and time to course correct. You just have to see the process in action.
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 10:07 PM EST
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Please tell me why we think adults know better what is right 4 kids 2 learn? Why don't we reverse & ask what Ss have 2 teach us?
rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 10:07 PM EST
...and wouldn't that be something :)
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To enable building legacy leaders!!
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 10:09 PM EST
since they collaborate and there is of course co-teaching I think the risks will be nullified?!
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 10:09 PM EST
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Really...what if the way life's supposed 2 work is adults are meant 2 learn from kids - or at very least it was a 2-way system?
KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:09 PM EST
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Perhaps but their are quite powerful voices striving for change. Plus at the lowest level you control your classroom. Empower Ss
Remarsh76
Dec 16 @ 10:03 PM EST
@nsulla
. Mny edctr's cmpln a/b chng as well. Not sure either w/d know how & what to think. Hard sell to the public.
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:10 PM EST
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Remarsh76
Dec 16 @ 10:07 PM EST
. Our system is cmpltly dfrnt. We're sgmnt'd in ways other cntries are nt. We lv our "states' rights" strctr.
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 10:10 PM EST
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I think we must stop thinking of Ss as "finished" & career ready at "end of schooling." Life=school. Expect change.
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:11 PM EST
I think we do - just a huge amount of us ignore its value.
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 10:11 PM EST
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But if we saw life as ongoing school of learning, who would make money processing & testing & assigning boxes 4 people to fit in?
KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:12 PM EST
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Remarsh76
Dec 16 @ 10:10 PM EST
. I lv PAR's as well. We hv to do some rl wrk in ed w/ed not on ed to make rl dfrnc & imprv ed 4 more stds.
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 10:12 PM EST
Gotta run. Thanks to all who joined in today! Please continue sharing your thoughts & insights
#Finlandphenomena
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See you next time
V_Sojo
Dec 16 @ 10:13 PM EST
No one gets 'finished' at any point
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 10:10 PM EST
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I think we must stop thinking of Ss as "finished" & career ready at "end of schooling." Life=school. Expect change.
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 10:13 PM EST
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THE WORST reason 2 do something is becuz, "That the way it's always been done." People fear change but need it 2 evolve
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:14 PM EST
Also teaching kids to learn instead of content allows them to learn again and start afresh
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 10:14 PM EST
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meet up in Delhi in Jan. Watch this space :) Hope to catch up w/ as many of you w/
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 10:15 PM EST
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Those who think they are finished are just waiting 2 die. Change is fundamental 2 life We fear it but must learn 2 embrace
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V_Sojo
Dec 16 @ 10:15 PM EST
Lol, now I like that pun :))
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 10:15 PM EST
yes, T is so much more than just subj specific knowledge.
#breakingdownsilos
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:15 PM EST
Depends on context - you might have the future President or edu minister in your class
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V_Sojo
Dec 16 @ 10:16 PM EST
Standardized tests are our biggest excuse about our inability to make children learn
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:17 PM EST
Thanks for the topic idea Ritz. Enjoy your day.
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JKatzaman
Dec 16 @ 10:17 PM EST
It would be a neat trick to pull off such a system in the States with its entrenched ways and thought.
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:17 PM EST
Indeed
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:)
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 10:17 PM EST
#INZpired
We don't "make" them learn. We take their natural desire & capability to learn & turn it into drudgery. Makes me ill.
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V_Sojo
Dec 16 @ 10:18 PM EST
In other words, we beat the natural ability to learn out of kids
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 10:18 PM EST
always a pleasure collaborating and working as a team, Sunny
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Have a fun day!
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:18 PM EST
Donāt think the Finnish solution would be right for the US. It has to find its own way
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rsehji
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Dec 16 @ 10:20 PM EST
actually I take the word "working" back haha *having fun learning together is more like it
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:21 PM EST
True but thats what we do - discuss and debate since the time of Socrates and Plato.
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JenaiaMorane
Dec 16 @ 10:22 PM EST
#INZpired
Yes! I've seen what kids can do given a story 2 inspire & framework 2 guide. They're endlessly creative & eager 2 learn.
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PranSang
Dec 16 @ 10:22 PM EST
ditto on great topic, and do gorge on some Bengali sweets on our behalf
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avnita
Dec 16 @ 10:22 PM EST
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missed the conversation. Will catch up on the chat
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JKatzaman
Dec 16 @ 10:23 PM EST
A lot of it comes down to politics, the government setting standards, making teachers teach to the test.
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V_Sojo
Dec 16 @ 10:23 PM EST
Children are eager to learn as long as we give them the space along with some structure.
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:24 PM EST
Welcome Avnita - Discussing the Finnish changes and whether they could work in our systems/schools.
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nsulla
Dec 16 @ 10:25 PM EST
True! Hard to turn a system around; but we have innov schools who are making strides in designing S-driven classrooms. A start!
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:21 PM EST
True but thats what we do - discuss and debate since the time of Socrates and Plato.
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:25 PM EST
Schools need to move away from state funding to perhaps a different system. Might offer more freedom
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nsulla
Dec 16 @ 10:27 PM EST
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@V_Sojo
@JenaiaMorane
I call it the shift from Ts as ferries to Ts as bridge builders!
https://t.co/9gjZnAkBZ2
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:28 PM EST
They are. Change is there in pockets just needs to go system wide. T- collab and school collab could be the way forward.
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avnita
Dec 16 @ 10:28 PM EST
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it's always good to be in the learning mode.
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KSThakral
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Dec 16 @ 10:29 PM EST
Wow this hour just flew by.
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nsulla
Dec 16 @ 10:29 PM EST
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@KSThakral
Grass roots instructional agitators :-)
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