Principal (le?) learning

Some really interesting stuff in here. Focused on older children in some parts but good summary of some of the things that flow out of gaming culture and are applicable to classrooms.
He describes schools as “test prep academies” and points out that creativity is much more important and less risky than focusing on test scores alone.
At 8:50 – ” …. the other thing we have done is de-professionalise teachers.We’ve allowed a bunch of … politicians to … supervise them and do curriculum for them in ways that take away their professional responsibilities to build their own curriculum and to think strategically about how learning works in the classroom. We’ve got to re-professionalise teaching!”
This he sees as a major problem with current education. I would agree. Education professionals are just that, the professionals.
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