Comments on: Why #Education Isn’t Educating | Teaching, Not Socialisation http://www.kesterbrewin.com/2009/11/16/why-education-isnt-educating-teaching-not-socialisation/ // __ issues. in code. __ // Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:16:18 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: thewanderer40 http://www.kesterbrewin.com/2009/11/16/why-education-isnt-educating-teaching-not-socialisation/comment-page-1/#comment-2262 thewanderer40 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:44:36 +0000 http://www.kesterbrewin.com/?p=1022#comment-2262 I wasn't taught about MacBeth's wife or the glacial moraine at school. Whilst I 'did well' at school by the standards of the day, I realise most of what I have learned I did so out of school. However, there were some memorable teachers who ignited my interest and sent me in the right direction. I'm still benefitting from their influence and suggestion over 20yrs later. Did I remember or use it all? No. Did I need to spend six hours a day there? No, the adults needed me to so that they could all go to work and earn more and spend more. Let the teachers teach! Let the learners live! (and stop suffocating the life out of both) I wasn’t taught about MacBeth’s wife or the glacial moraine at school. Whilst I ‘did well’ at school by the standards of the day, I realise most of what I have learned I did so out of school. However, there were some memorable teachers who ignited my interest and sent me in the right direction. I’m still benefitting from their influence and suggestion over 20yrs later. Did I remember or use it all? No. Did I need to spend six hours a day there? No, the adults needed me to so that they could all go to work and earn more and spend more.

Let the teachers teach! Let the learners live! (and stop suffocating the life out of both)

]]> By: Peter Blundell http://www.kesterbrewin.com/2009/11/16/why-education-isnt-educating-teaching-not-socialisation/comment-page-1/#comment-2250 Peter Blundell Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:15:06 +0000 http://www.kesterbrewin.com/?p=1022#comment-2250 Hi Kester Agree with the blog - except the "never need to know about glacial moraine" bit, because I live on The Oak Ridges Moriane and it is vitally important to our area expecially for the water supply for Toronto which is just south of us. Naturally, we are destroying the Moraine by building tens of thousands of houses on it, but short-term profit will always win over long-term common sense! Cheers Pete Hi Kester

Agree with the blog – except the “never need to know about glacial moraine” bit, because I live on The Oak Ridges Moriane and it is vitally important to our area expecially for the water supply for Toronto which is just south of us. Naturally, we are destroying the Moraine by building tens of thousands of houses on it, but short-term profit will always win over long-term common sense!
Cheers
Pete

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