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Du bon usage de l’inutilité
On lit chez Cioran cette anecdote : alors qu’on prépare la ciguë qui doit l’empoisonner, Socrate apprend un air de flûte. « A quoi cela servira-t-il donc ? » lui demande-t-on. A savoir cet air avant de mourir fut la réponse. La connaissance comme fin en soi, en somme.
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Reconnecting With Commonsense
Working in education for over 20 years has made me think a lot about the state of the world and the responsibility of those of us in education to ensure that positive change happens rapidly. Our young people have the right to expect an education that will give them the tools needed for a brighter, fairer future. We all live in a world that is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous –the VUCA world.
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How can we REALLY motivate students in the 21st Century?
The education system was established in a time of scarcity. Its primary function was to prepare young students to become a component part in the industrial system. What was important back then was the transfer of basic skills and knowledge from one person (the teacher) to another (the student) in an environment not far removed from an industrial batch- processing model.
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L’éducation, une tâche commune et multiple !
Chacun connaît l’histoire de ce visiteur d’un chantier qui interroge un ouvrier sur ce qu’il est en train de faire. L’ouvrier lui répond qu’on lui a demandé de tailler des pierres mais qu’il ne sait pas à quoi elles vont servir. Un second lui répond qu’il construit un mur. Un troisième lui répond qu’il bâtit une cathédrale...
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