I found the first chapter of Education Nation to be interesting. The author is an excellent writer. He brings out some good points on our school system and the learning process as a whole. Two particular comments I found to be so true were: 1) the biggest change we have seen in schools has been going from chalk to markers (in reference to having tests scores repeat themselves and yet we keep teaching in the same manner), and 2) if students have a choice and voice in what and how they learn, they'll work harder at it.
The book mentioned something we already knew....that children learn by repetition. However, the author pointed out that we need to teach subjects in more depth rather than skim through several topics throughout a school year. Skimming through subjects does not allow kids to actually learn the subject.
Children also need to be engaged and interested in the subject being taught. The author suggests finding out what kids enjoy doing and connect learning to it.
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