Resource and a Challenge: "What's worth knowing?"

By John Clements

Happy Holidays, everyone! I hope that the holiday break has not only given you time with family and friends but also a chance to reflect on your learning from the previous year and the chance to get rejuvenated for the year ahead!

In today’s post, I’m sharing a passage and a challenge to put you in the "reimagination mindset" as we get ready for 2018. Check out the passage below from Teaching as a Subversive Activity by Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner. Take the challenge by posting your “what’s worth knowing” question in the padlet below.

Interested in learning more about the book? (I thought so!)  The cover of the book boasts that it’s a “no-holds-barred assault on outdated teaching methods”. I won’t argue that it’s incendiary but I think “assault” goes too far. This book is a call to action, asking us to challenge past practices not to tear down our schools. 

You can find out more here.