Every learner has the right to know why they are learning something, why it is important now,
or may be important to them someday.
Every learner has the right to engage in questioning or interrogating
the idea of "importance" above.
Every learner has the right to be confused and to express this confusion
openly, honestly , and without shame.
Every learner has the right to multiple paths to understanding a concept, an idea,
a set of facts, or a series of constructs.
Every learner has a right to understand his or her own mind, brain wiring,
and intellectual inclinations as completely as possible.
Every learner has the right to interrogate and question the means
through which her learning is assessed.
Every learner is entitled to some privacy in their imagination and thoughts.
Every learner has the right to take their own imagining and thinking seriously.
(Olson 2009, p. inside cover)
Source: Olson, K. (2009). Wounded by school: recapturing the joy in learning and standing up to old school culture. New York: Teachers College Columbia University.
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... for us who wish to become better educator to our own or someone else's children ... and for us who wish to understand why children turn off their learning mode ...
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Love and Salam to all dear friends ... a happy new school year to all the children ... daughters, sons, nieces, nephews ... ours and others ... :)
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... let them run among the roses ...
MP sayang ... i know you are somewhere behind the roses ... masuk kelas nak mula dah ... :)
