Schools that Learn Response

Schools that Learn is an enlightening experience for any educator, parent or student (if the student is mature enough to understand the material). I think the “Schools that Learn” discussion about the industrial style of education was most enlightening to me. As I teach I continually think about what type of world we are preparing our students to work and live in. I think there are major benefits to team learning and our students will benefit most from an adjustment to a team system. In addition I think its time that schools move away from an assembly line model for schools and move toward schools that model their schools after a corporation style.

Additionally Schools that Learn makes me think about globalization and what new challenges will face our students, teachers and schools in the future. We are preparing our students to live in an America that no longer works in factories on assembly lines and we are also preparing our students to live in an America that is actively competing with all nations in the world for a place in the job market. It will not be as easy for our students to get jobs as it was in generations past. How are we going to adapt our schools, lessons and curriculum to prepare and serve our students needs?