Eulogy for these seven edu items

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Only in education, do we continue to try to breath life into things that may never have been successful – and most certainly are not now. These things are so embedded in the culture, frameworks, policies, practice and mindsets of our schools and educational organizations, that many educators just blindly accept them, implement them and perpetuate them…..all regardless of their lack of success.

Source: Edu Change & Student Advocacy: Time For These Seven Edu Funerals

I’m not totally sold on the total eliminations of lecturing and note taking, but these are 7 interesting takes on changes that need to take place.

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