This is something I find myself wondering about more and more. The fraud is that many people look at the world as a performance based community. When in fact the traits most valued and appreciated are the kindness, resiliency, and hard work a person displays within a community. I hope we keep moving forward inch by inch driven in schools by Mike’s words: “When will what we know change what we do?” We need to keep evolving schools to model what we appreciate about others in our community.
Much of what Seth Godin blogs about is food for thought, but every now and again he writes something that really strikes a chord with me and I need to put it in context. His recent piece on The wasteful fraud of sorting for youth meritocracy is just such a piece. He takes up a conversation that seems to be gaining more attention as we question the purpose of school and how we approach learning for students, both in and out of school. In part, I am drawn to the post because I nod my head in agreement while reading it and, in part, because it really challenges all of the structures we have created around schools.
Godin argues students are being taught our world is one in which people are picked based on performance. When it comes to activities like school sports and music, those running the programs might point out “that their job…
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