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Successful Jeopardy! contestants may also happen to be smart, but we can't assume that's true just because they've managed to memorize a lot of information.
The conflation of intelligence with knowing lots of facts is sloppy, but it's also foundational to a certain reactionary movement in education.
The conflation of intelligence with knowing lots of facts is sloppy, but it's also foundational to a certain reactionary movement in education.
January 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Successful Jeopardy! contestants may also happen to be smart, but we can't assume that's true just because they've managed to memorize a lot of information.
The conflation of intelligence with knowing lots of facts is sloppy, but it's also foundational to a certain reactionary movement in education.
The conflation of intelligence with knowing lots of facts is sloppy, but it's also foundational to a certain reactionary movement in education.
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November 28, 2024 at 7:31 PM
✨Learn more about loose parts as assessment tool for outdoor play and learning!👉Our FREE teacher.outsideplay.org Speaker Series features teachers Annie Simard & Elsa Medina (Vancouver School District) - w/host Megan Zeni @roomtoplay.bsky.social! Now available for teachers & system leaders!
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Still one of my all-time favorite education quotes:
“Measurable outcomes may be the least significant results of learning.”
-Prof. Linda McNeil
(My extended take on why that's true: www.alfiekohn.org/article/scho...)
“Measurable outcomes may be the least significant results of learning.”
-Prof. Linda McNeil
(My extended take on why that's true: www.alfiekohn.org/article/scho...)
Schooling Beyond Measure (##)
EDUCATION WEEK September 19, 2012 Schooling Beyond Measure By Alfie Kohn [This is a slightly expanded version of the published article.] As we tend to value the results of education for their measurab...
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November 19, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Still one of my all-time favorite education quotes:
“Measurable outcomes may be the least significant results of learning.”
-Prof. Linda McNeil
(My extended take on why that's true: www.alfiekohn.org/article/scho...)
“Measurable outcomes may be the least significant results of learning.”
-Prof. Linda McNeil
(My extended take on why that's true: www.alfiekohn.org/article/scho...)