Twitter Book Club: Robert L. Fried (2005) The Game of School - Chapter 2

Chapter 2:
The Game of School up Through the Grades

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anderscj"he also learns to undervalue his own learning in favor of 'doing the work,' pleasing his teachers, getting good ma... http://tl.gd/c942tj 66 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto

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anderscj"'Gifted and talented' too often comes to mean 'compliant and diligent' if not 'parentally pushed.'" Fried 66 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto

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anderscj"[By high school] we have not learned how to collaborate as learners, to teach and learn from one another. Our orie... http://tl.gd/c949mi 66 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto

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anderscj"We assume that anyone in school who learns for the sake of learning is fondly foolish, someone so smart they can p... http://tl.gd/c94fd3 66 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto

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anderscj"A student's temporary compliance may be a lot more satisfying than his or her rejection or disobedience, but it is... http://tl.gd/c94j79 66 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto

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anderscj"We need to learn to play the Game of School because the consequences of opting out or dropping out are too severe ... http://tl.gd/c94ld8 66 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto

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anderscj"If we understand this Game for what it is, and resist its demeaning, intellectually paralyzingly side effects, we ... http://tl.gd/c94ott 66 days ago via Twittelator · powered by @socialditto

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Paul Jaeger@anderscj To a certain extent, the consequences of playing the game seem equally severe. 66 days ago via web · powered by @socialditto

@anderscj
anderscj@clear_mason_jar I agree. I would love to see a conversation between Fried and Grace Llewellyn. 66 days ago via Twitterrific · powered by @socialditto

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Paul Jaeger@anderscj Or that learners would do good to avoid the game altogether? 66 days ago via web · powered by @socialditto

@anderscj
anderscj@clear_mason_jar he seems to be advocating for learners to be mindful of the Game so as to avoid many of its negative consequences. 66 days ago via Twitterrific · powered by @socialditto

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Paul Jaeger@anderscj Wouldn't mind seeing Gatto in there, too. 66 days ago via web · powered by @socialditto

@anderscj
anderscj@clear_mason_jar My sense is they would agree on far more than they would disagree on. 66 days ago via Twitterrific · powered by @socialditto

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Paul Jaeger@anderscj Is he proposing that teachers ought to play a role in "facilitating" (forgive the term--it's late) this systems-based learning? 66 days ago via web · powered by @socialditto

@anderscj
anderscj@clear_mason_jar no, he sees the Game as something unavoidable. He advocates for teachers to make students aware of it. 66 days ago via Twitterrific · powered by @socialditto

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Paul Jaeger@anderscj Sounding a bit like the whole "C+ students will rule the world" argument. 66 days ago via web · powered by @socialditto

@anderscj
anderscj@clear_mason_jar well, this book was published during the Bush administraton. 66 days ago via Twitterrific · powered by @socialditto

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Paul Jaeger@anderscj Touche. Sounds like this text from Fried might be a keeper? 66 days ago via web · powered by @socialditto

@anderscj
anderscj@clear_mason_jar I'm liking it so far. 66 days ago via Twitterrific · powered by @socialditto