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Following on from post of Jeff Bliss yesterday, I came across this video which crisply sets out ten expectations that need to be met if learners are to actually learn anything either in or out of school.

It’s based on the ideas set out in the book and website called Leaving to Learn by Elliot Washor and Charles Mojkowski.

The fact that it has a foreword  by Sir Ken Robinson means that it’s almost certainly worth reading.

It’s a cool video and I have no quibbles with the content.http://lnc.hr/a1Gj6

EDUCATIONAL BLISS

David v Goliath acts of rebellion will always draw a big audience.

It’s no great surprise then, that the video of the articulate rant by Jeff Bliss against his high school history teacher should have gone viral.

Spokesman of a generation? Jeff Bliss.

Once upon a time, such an outburst would  have prompted the moral majority to lament on how the youth of today have no respect for authority.

The reaction now is quite different and it proves that there’s a bigger issue at stake here which will remain long after the media circus has moved on to the next show in town. Continue reading