"We need to examine what literacy activities our students are engaging with out of school and consider how we can form bridges to support students within school." (Pahl, 70)
This idea that was talked about in this chapter was really interesting to me. Why does schooling have to be so disjoint from real life outside of school? Real learning takes place outside of school. Children come to school with so many skills and tons of knowledge. I think my ideal school would have learning taking place more like it does out of school. Certainly some differences have to be made because there are more students and certain objectives that have to be met, but I think there is probably a lot we can learn from student's every day learning. That kind of learning is most likely more effective than some of the learning we do in school.
How can they build on student's life outside of school to bridge this gap? How different does schooling need to be from everyday learning?
Sarah-
ReplyDeleteI love this concept as well. We have been talking a lot in psych about "authentic" tests we can give our students, but why not authentic activities and learning. Our students really do have a lot of skills that they already know, so why not build off of them, to set them up for success in school? I think the students will be a lot more motivated to learn about something that they can relate to and see how it can be important. They will also take a greater responsibility in their learning if they can see a direct line to how this will help them later in life.