Monday, July 18, 2011

Teacher Diana Laufenberg - "Telling kids to never be wrong doesn't allow them to learn"

Another great TED talk on learning from mistakes. Diana Laufenberg, an educator, points out that school was once a place to go to get information, but now that information is available anywhere via the internet, schools need a new mission. She votes for experiential learning - seeing for oneself, drawing one's own conclusions and learning by dialoguing with others about their different conclusions.

And she states that such an educational mission is at odds with the culture of A+/100% standards and multiple choice testing. (If you don't believe her, scrutinize an elementary student's reading comprehension assignments and the so-called "right" answers that are expected.)

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