tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5300891076252926942.post7530241521092703116..comments2017-04-20T09:28:01.020-07:00Comments on Living in Public Spaces: What Elementary Schools can Teach High School Communities Part 1Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12384887166941659012noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5300891076252926942.post-32796692297531668732013-11-20T01:33:55.623-08:002013-11-20T01:33:55.623-08:00This is a most interesting and insightful blog pos...This is a most interesting and insightful blog post, thank you for sharing. Point 1 makes me thing of Lave's focus on the importance of situated learning - it's interesting that in elementary school the focus is on 'being' and helping kids learn what it means to 'be' at school. As we get older the focus gradually shifts away from 'being' and towards 'doing', where the individual is treated as separate from the knowledge they are acquiring. <br /> <br />Your second points picks up on this and echoes the reality of Higher Education where there is an even greater focus on teaching subjects rather than individuals. The separation of the individual from their knowledge risks valuing the latter over the former, and is at odds with the model of situated learning that is prevalent in elementary schools. This makes me think of the fantastic TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson about the importance of 'finding your element' (link below) which so many of us struggle to do until later in our lives. This is potentially a symptom of the focus on the subject rather than the individual - perhaps if we could re-balance this focus throughout High School and University then individuals would have a clearer understanding of 'who they are' rather than 'what they do' much earlier in their professional lives.<br /> <br />http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html Tony Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359077599200501873noreply@blogger.com