Will Richardson published a few blog posts discussing what we measure and don’t measure in education (or how hard it is to measure) as well as valuing the immeasurable. He includes the following graph:
I myself would love for our society to have a larger discussion on what we value in education. Content knowledge is great (and the primary goal), but I would love our schools to examine greater (and more difficult) values that address the question of how we live full and whole lives.
A short reflection on the Shirky Principle in Education – from the perspective of a K12 education company.
A reflection on Marcus Aurelius’s aphorism: “Give full attention and devotion to each act.”
Switching attention leaves residue. Sometimes I feel like I’m swimming through that residue. The schemas I’m holding need focused and sustained attention, and the cludgy remnants of previous mental states and distractions makes the thinking I enjoy turn into thinking that is exhausting (and poorly done).