More than my 2 cents worth

I’m excited to have discovered Cherrieland thanks to David Warlick who added his 2 Cents Worth to a comment Cherrie left on his blog. (Funny how someone 10000 miles away can connect you with someone 100 miles away!)

Cherrie posts some very insightful observations on education from the point of view of a student. Her latest post, a comparison of formal and informal learning, makes sobering reading for teachers.

Of school Cherrie writes "you help each other but they call that cheating", in life "you basically never have to remember because [answers are] in books, pamphlets and websites." She continues, in life "everything is related", in school "English is in period one, Economics period two, maths period 3…"