Special Episode: Learning Is A Means, Not An End Coconut Thinking podcast

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Special Episode: Learning is a means, not an end

13d ago 31:28

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How can learning&doing help us become good participants in the web of life?

In this special episode, I speak about how systems change won’t happen if we replace names and labels but continue to do the same old thing. I propose that we move beyond assessing learning, competencies, soft skills for their own sake. Rather, what if we collected the voices of the community (human and other-than-human) and had that be the measure of quality of learning? Emphasis placed on testimonials of how the learning and specifically the application of the learning contributed to a more positive world. And if we really want to go nuts, we can answer the question at the top of these show notes.

This takes us beyond the individualization of student achievement because it becomes about how we use our learning for good. It de-centers the student and centers life.

This episode is inspired by a post I put up a couple weeks ago, that you can find below. Please listen to this one-take, uncut episode, with a guest appearance by Clementine the cat.

To access the post, click here.

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