My daughter was crying after school. She had flubbed her math test. Math was her favorite subject in middle school. Now, she hates math. How did it come to this?
> that focuses on judging students instead of inspiring and motivating them to learn more
Strong agree about this.
Though I wonder whether is because the teachers themselves are judged by KPIs 🤔
At least this is true in the education system in my country.
maybe there's a goldilocks zone where there's just enough judgement (regardless of teachers or students) to maintain minimum standards of accountability while allowing enough space for inspiration to take place organically
Reminds me of some old proverb about pulling plants to help them grow faster being counterproductive
Haha, I'm a product of the SG education system too, so can empathize! Thinking back to the teachers I respect and learned from the most, they are also the ones who motivated and inspired me. Maybe a KPI for teachers could also be how many students actually take the effort to correct their mistakes? Also, students can be required to answer different questions to really prove mastery... more work for teachers but maybe technology can help (eg. Duolingo does this varying mastery test very well)
> that focuses on judging students instead of inspiring and motivating them to learn more
Strong agree about this.
Though I wonder whether is because the teachers themselves are judged by KPIs 🤔
At least this is true in the education system in my country.
maybe there's a goldilocks zone where there's just enough judgement (regardless of teachers or students) to maintain minimum standards of accountability while allowing enough space for inspiration to take place organically
Reminds me of some old proverb about pulling plants to help them grow faster being counterproductive
Haha, I'm a product of the SG education system too, so can empathize! Thinking back to the teachers I respect and learned from the most, they are also the ones who motivated and inspired me. Maybe a KPI for teachers could also be how many students actually take the effort to correct their mistakes? Also, students can be required to answer different questions to really prove mastery... more work for teachers but maybe technology can help (eg. Duolingo does this varying mastery test very well)
> product of the SG education system too
Oh .. hi there fellow graduate/ex-convict/product of the system 😆
> Video games show the way
I agree with this. You might like Games: Agency as Art by C. Thi Nguyen. I have always thought Nguyen's ideas might work in education system.
sorry to hear about you daughter's incident.
Elon is sponsoring a new school system, worth checking out https://www.synthesis.com
Also you might find interesting this article https://erikhoel.substack.com/p/why-we-stopped-making-einsteins
Great essay! So important to encourage a growth mindset over a fixed mindset.