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To me, this quote was a showstopper. I can honestly say I've said it myself - that we need to prepare our students for the real world. But in reality, most of them are experiencing a world we will never understand. We need to prepare them the best we can to fit into a world where technology is at the forefront. Where life changes in a blink of an eye. Where new jobs are being created that people 50 years ago never thought of. I get frustrated when I see popular Instagram accounts where picture after picture is a cute new worksheet or activity that you can purchase off TeachersPayTeachers for your students to do. Yet, those “activities” do not instill creativity. In fact, they limit it. Let’s look at education and see how we can change it for our kids. I’ve said this once, and I know I’ll say it again, create small changes. Take it step by step. Put away the old worksheet you’ve brought out year after year and allow students to live in a world of creativity and innovation. Where they are guiding their learning. Filling their minds with possibilities by collaborating and researching. Where they do not have to fill in the blank. That is preparing them for the future That is creating a better tomorrow for our youth.   I began pondering student thinking this week and how we foster it in education.
Last year I began providing my students with more opportunities to think. But not just think...I wanted them to think critically and be observers of their world. |
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