The biggest challenges for personalized learning come from the current
institutional culture of schools and from how teaching is organized.
Not exact matches
Schooling serves to make common sense explicit where this is thought necessary, but also to correct common sense with respect to the technical beliefs and
institutional practices that constitute the reigning science, criticism, and legal system
of the
culture.
In service
of that
institutional need, academic
culture has fostered the misleading narrative that graduate
school and postdoc positions are solely intended to prepare young scientists for academic research careers rather than for a range
of nonacademic and even nonresearch endeavors.
We are looking for
schools that demonstrate thoughtful work to promote high academic outcomes for students
of all backgrounds; hire and train a diverse group
of teachers and leaders; create a
school culture in which all students and families feel welcomed, respected, and included; and confront
institutional racism.
Tracing teachers» use
of technology in a laptop computer
school: The interplay
of teacher beliefs, social dynamics, and
institutional culture.