Personalized learning bridges spaces between three camps of pedaogs: traditionalists, customizers, and liberators. Those interested in pedagogy fall into one of at least three categories: Traditionalist – The teacher is the authority. Truth is empirically derived. Knowledge must be carefully transferred from experts. Schooling mostly serves society’s needs for cohesion and for an informed, productive, citizenry. Customizer – Experts select what…
Month: September 2017
120 years in pursuit of excellence, 50 years in pursuit of equity : the evolution of standards-based policies for education
In reframing my dissertation around the tension between the collection and use of data as a means towards standards- and interest-driven learning ends, it seemed necessary for me to understand the history behind standards-based school reforms and, subsequently, the origins of student-centered learning reforms. This post is the first part of this two-part series and merely serves as an attempt…