Aus: Dr Jennifer Buckingham 'Cut the losses on Gonski and quietly back away'
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:11 am
Dr Jennifer Buckingham puts her finger on an important educational dilemma yet again. She writes in The Spectator:
https://www.spectator.com.au/2018/04/cu ... back-away/
https://www.spectator.com.au/2018/04/cu ... back-away/
Cut the losses on Gonski 2.0 review and quietly back away
Jennifer Buckingham
Although this article is specific to the scenario in Australia, in reality it is indicative of the call for critical thinking and 21st Century Skills that is endemic wider afield than Australia - and reflects the ongoing need to fight the corner for a 'knowledge-rich curriculum' and 'foundational skills' which is taking place via the internet.One of the most grating elements is the trope that our schools are based on an outdated ‘industrial model’ of schooling, and that they must be transformed to prepare students for the future of work. US cognitive scientist and education researcher Daniel Willingham has given the best response to this well-worn argument: “Apparently schools are bad because 100 years ago evil corporations duped them into prepping workers for factories. And the solution is to emphasise cooperative, creative work, because that’s what present-day, non-evil corporations say is needed for jobs of the future. Got it.”