Brutkey

sortius :Fire_Bisexual:
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As always, stagnating education results are dealt with by stabbing in the dark.

We know how to fix the education system, it's just very difficult to push through the changes without parents understanding their role in education.

My father spent the final decades of his life working hard to implement student-led learning across Asia, and it was his biggest gripe in education. We still try to fit modern knowledge into an Edwardian-derived education system. It's not something that lends itself to "bolting on modules".

The hurdle is getting parents to understand that student-led learning doesn't start and finish at the school gate, it's a whole of life thing, and makes up a component of life-long learning.

Sharing lesson plans sounds good, but it's just another "bolt on module" to a long outdated education system

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/11/helping-australian-teachers-share-lesson-plans-could-improve-stagnating-student-results-productivity-commission-says

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Moz
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@sortius@infosec.exchange my cousin married into a family that had no books in the house. As a bunch of teachers and nerds my family was appalled, considering that a form of child abuse. Phrased very delicately as "reading at home is key to making the most of educational opportunities" etc.

But OTOH we as a society aren't really clear on what schools are supposed to do, or what they're supposed to produce. Mass produced interchangeable obedient serfs or independent thinkers who ask questions?

sortius :Fire_Bisexual:
@sortius@infosec.exchange

@moz@fosstodon.org I don't have heaps of books, but I have a nice mix of books, board games, and the like.

What's more important is engaging with kids. If they're raised to think parents are inaccessible for information and emotional support, they're never going to want to learn anything. Not in intellectually or emotionally