Academic Teaching Doesn’t Prepare Students for Life

I thought this post was pretty insightful.

Schools value hoop jumping

For the most part, kids who we consider “academic” tend to be good hoop jumpers. They’ve figured out the system and can navigate their way through the predictable demands of the system. But they are seldom truly engaged. Rarely are they transformed by their learning. They’re going through the motions.

http://plpnetwork.com/2013/11/07/obsession-academic-teaching-preparing-kids-life/