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RE: Confessions of a High School Math Teacher

in #academia9 years ago (edited)

I think the reality is that we do not design school to educate young minds, but to house children. I fought this in my own teaching and largely failed in many respects. In the age of high stakes testing, teaching passion is a no-no. In the end I decided to focus on logic and rational thought. Teaching government, geography and world history made it a bit difficult, but I figured it out though I am not sure I succeeded. Very interesting article.