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 ...
Image source: gardendrum.com
MP sayang ... i know you are somewhere behind the roses ... masuk kelas nak mula dah ... :)
Real:
ReplyDeleteThe real rose is in u. ;-)
I am just a weed. Hard to get rid of.LOL.
x MP
Yang disayang MP ... sweet of words ... and am pretty sure more sweet in person ... and definitely you are not weed okay ... May Allah SWT guide your every step and keep you safe.
ReplyDelete... by the way i ve learned many things by observing the different types of weeds in the small patch ... how it propagates and survives ... di sekolah menengah belajar ekologi ... sampai sekarang ingat how much i enjoyed the field trip ... :)
kk:)
sebelum terbaca image source tu kaktek nak kena heart attack dah ingatkan cantiknya your garden !
ReplyDeletehabis baca bill of rights baru perasan pasaipa ktek selalu sakit jantung ngajar budak... tak sabau.
dear kaktek ... boleh je buat depan/belakang rumah tu :) ... and if you follow the link ... it has very beautiful examples of garden screens ... cuci mata ... bila ada masa kite pergi kotor tangan pula ...:)
ReplyDelete... yes ... children ... sometimes we need a mediator to help us understand them and for them to express themselves better ... kannn :)
Love and Salam :)