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On Doing What’s Right In Education

Kids are hard. We should try harder. My thoughts on the direction that education, as both an idea and institution, must head in our rapidly democratizing tech- and maker-focused modern economy.

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Ben Keeler in On Doing What’s Right In Education

Sep 27, 2017

I Love This TED Talk, But How To Pull This Off In Most Schools?

This 13 minute TED Talk from Dan Finkel, Founder of Math For Love and Doctor of Algebraic Geometry (that’s a thing? Cool.) pretty much encapsulates all that education in schools should be, no matter the subject. How to…

Ben Keeler in On Doing What’s Right In Education

Sep 11, 2017

Let’s Stop Doing Things Just To Do Them

If we do it right, students won’t need “fun activities” to spice up the monotony of sitting in seats for an hour at a time all day. If learning new things stops being compulsory, and in a certain order dictated by the teacher, and instead becomes an outgrowth…

Ben Keeler in On Doing What’s Right In Education

Sep 10, 2017

Most Kids Don’t Care About Us

I’ve been reflecting on why I do this stuff. I really dislike how little money I have in my bank account. But I probably need to blame myself not my profession for this. Market forces are powerful and incontrovertible. I should have seen this coming.

Ben Keeler in On Doing What’s Right In Education

Aug 18, 2017

Schools Don’t Work Because Adults Are Scared To Grow

In my experience what’s most problematic about schools is the adults who don’t have the courage to grow. As I’ve stated before, school isn’t about adults. It’s about the future trajectories of children who didn’t choose to be born, are…

Ben Keeler in On Doing What’s Right In Education

May 23, 2017

Teachers Should Reveal More To Kids

I had drinks last night with a buddy of mine I’ve known since 9th grade. We knew each other nominally in high school but became closer in college when we played in a blues band together for a couple of years. He took a while to find his footing academically and…

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