Educators remind us that what counts in a classroom is not what the teacher teaches; itโs what the learner learns.
Alfie KohnWe learn most readily, most naturally, most effectively, when we start with the big picture - precisely when the basics don't come first.
Alfie KohnIn a word, learning is decontextualized. We break ideas down into tiny pieces that bear no relation to the whole. We give students a brick of information, followed by another brick, followed by another brick, until they are graduated, at which point we assume they have a house. What they have is a pile of bricks, and they don't have it for long.
Alfie Kohn