It's pretty much impossible to pinpoint the beginning of education, as it is not a tangible, controllable thing. I suppose you could look at it that way, defining education based on classrooms and tests, but maybe that's our problem. Education, or learning, is the process of aquiring new information. This in no way adds a disclaimer like "must be in a building with four walls and a roof" or "only measured by tests and homework". Obviously these things can be of great assistance, but true learning happens every minute of every day in every place, all over the world. And the more we try to contain our definitions of learning to include certain criteria, the more difficult it becomes to nurture people into becoming great learners.
Discere est vivere. Please excuse the pedantic-ness of it being in Latin...everything I thought of was already taken. But it means "to learn is to live". Learning opens so many doors for thoughts and questions and ideas and everything that makes life meaningful. So my goal with this blog is to talk about the things I find most interesting- what is working and what isn't in the world and especially the American education system. These thoughts may be theoretical, psychological, political, but whatever they are I hope they emphasize creating students who are true learners.
Welcome, and I strongly encourage thoughtful and engaging discussions.
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