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Sunday, January 18, 2015

Andrea Mitchell's wonderful interview with Finland's Education Minister Pasi Sahlberg


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NOAM CHOMSKY ON STANDARDIZED TESTING



 “The assessment itself is completely artificial," Chomsky asserts. "It’s not ranking teachers in accordance with their ability to help develop children who will reach their potential . . . It’s turning us into individuals who devote our lives to achieving a rank."
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Sunday, January 4, 2015

Exactly the same?


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Labels: CURRICULUM, Experience & Education, functionalism, History, Reflection, Socratic

Paulo Freire

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