"Albert Einstein nailed it–'We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.' That truth will decide whether we develop a 21st-century friendly educational system or continue to tinker at the margins of school."
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Beth Dichter
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Do words hold us back? Do they have the potential to keep us in place rather than allowing us to move forward? This post looks at ten words and discusses how each may "influence our behavior and keep us in a box." The ten words are:
1. Lesson
2. Knowledge
3. Rigor
4. Soft Skills
5. High & Low Students
6. 0ff-Task
7. Learning Styles
8. Summer Learning Loss
9. Special Education
10. Brain-Based Learning
Below is an example of how one of these words is explained.
What do you think of when you hear the word off-task? What does research tell us about six-year olds and their ability to focus on one task? The explanation shares that young students who have more time for play also have higher executive functioning skills, yet in the classroom we ask them to sit and to focus one area. In many schools the amount of time for free play and recess has decreased so we can focus on ELA and math.
Learn more about these words and see if you agree with the author. Do you think these words are holding us back?