One of my main concerns as I am in the process of becoming a teacher is that I will lean too heavily on the methods and experiences that I have from my time as a high school student. When I went to high school, everything took place in a very traditional classroom with very traditional assignments; there was homework assigned from the textbook and we did a test every few weeks or so. This article talks about how there is so much more to education than the traditional "grid" based systems imported from western nation over hundreds of years. There has been a heavy focus on organization and homogenization of the education system and we are doing a disservice to our students by perpetuating the negative aspects of those systems. I don't think that we can completely reject the "grid" because there are useful aspects to it, however, I think the key is realizing that there is more beyond the "grid" that can be used to greatly enhance our teaching.
I agree with the idea of an alter-global approach to education. I think this is a very powerful idea that can help students to veer away from the harsh hierarchies that are dominant in our social structure thus allowing them to think and learn differently. We need to seek a different kind of connection with our peers, our community and our global neighbours so this idea really resonates with me. I think that this connects with the swing dancing and parkour ideas presented in this article as well because they styles of movement are very different from traditional way of movement and therefore could be used as a metaphor for how we must approach global issues like climate change and how those issues can be integrated into the classroom. We must approach these issues differently and we must teach differently if we are to make progress in our education systems.
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