Habits of Mind

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/6374641-habits-of-mind-across-the-curriculum

Installment 15 of Escaping of the Doom Loop

Escaping the Doom Loop is my draft manuscript describing issues and solutions for K12 public education.  My January 11, 2020 blog post gives a summary.  This is the fifteenth installment from the draft manuscript.  Your comments are welcome and encouraged.

Community Support

Installment #15

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y1OY-eEtQjaKdpWvza7qcDpFcB2wTVtpXUezxXYEDNw/edit?usp=sharing

Freedom of choice and student agency in this context means an approach that is led by an authoritative teacher who controls the environment.  The environment is age or readiness appropriate. The students in the environment are making choices among the options led by the teacher, with room to work independently or collaboratively with other students.

Future posts will examine the current paradigm and new paradigm in greater detail. The blog archive on the right of the landing page presents blog posts in calendar order. The posts themselves are displayed with the most recent first, on the left side of the landing page.

Installment 14 of Escaping the Doom Loop

Escaping the Doom Loop is my draft manuscript describing issues and solutions for K12 public education.  My January 11, 2020 blog post gives a summary.  This is the fourteenth installment from the draft manuscript.  Your comments are welcome and encouraged.

Learner Empowerment

Installment #14

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jkA2Oe7KnGaXM71Pg6Z6PQ1rLwtf8D8JmTC6JJod58U/edit?usp=sharing

Learning is personal; to be personal, the structure, the paradigm, needs to allow for that personalization.  To be personal it must include choice, albeit guided choices at first, growing to broader choices as learners develop the skills to be lifelong learners.

Future posts will examine the current paradigm and new paradigm in greater detail. The blog archive on the right of the landing page presents blog posts in calendar order. The posts themselves are displayed with the most recent first, on the left side of the landing page.

Installment 13 of Escaping the Doom Loop

Escaping the Doom Loop is my draft manuscript describing issues and solutions for K12 public education.  My January 11, 2020 blog post gives a summary.  This is the thirteenth installment from the draft manuscript.  Your comments are welcome and encouraged.

Learner Competencies K12 Supportive Practices

Installment #13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dUdd6CmutixR9LswriRz-uKeGHqYj0gIm6oLk5d7Tms/edit?usp=sharing

The child who masters learner competencies is more likely to behave appropriately.  The child who misbehaves, exhibits inappropriate passivity, or disengagement usually has gaps in the mastery of learner competencies.  Therefore, learner competencies must be mastered at age appropriate levels before content mastery can proceed.

Future posts will examine the current paradigm and new paradigm in greater detail. The blog archive on the right of the landing page presents blog posts in calendar order. The posts themselves are displayed with the most recent first, on the left side of the landing page.

Installment 12 of Escaping the Doom Loop

Escaping the Doom Loop is my draft manuscript describing issues and solutions for K12 public education.  My January 11, 2020 blog post gives a summary.  This is the twelfth installment from the draft manuscript.  Your comments are welcome and encouraged.

Learner Competency Resources

Installment #12

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PUnRBLKb9JMj_JoPwwi8xuxyrYonyeZf4RXGzjYBbmA/edit?usp=sharing

A key point is that learner competencies grow within the child and enable the child to be a good learner of content as a lifelong learner.  Learner competencies are key to graduating productive citizens into the community. Learner competencies must begin early and grow through K12.

Future posts will examine the current paradigm and new paradigm in greater detail. The blog archive on the right of the landing page presents blog posts in calendar order. The posts themselves are displayed with the most recent first, on the left side of the landing page.

Installment 11 of Escaping the Doom Loop

Escaping the Doom Loop is my draft manuscript describing issues and solutions for K12 public education.  My January 11, 2020 blog post gives a summary.  This is the eleventh installment from the draft manuscript.  Your comments are welcome and encouraged.

Metacognition -- A Step Toward Student Agency

Installment #11

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nwcuw3-RCOLXlzjC-FJRPpFRTIRfQ2ThtJxI2MKv56Y/edit?usp=sharing

Metacognition is a learner competency that grows with guidance and experience. Student agency builds intrinsic motivation.  Development of learner competencies is fundamental for student agency.  

Future posts will examine the current paradigm and new paradigm in greater detail. The blog archive on the right of the landing page presents blog posts in calendar order. The posts themselves are displayed with the most recent first, on the left side of the landing page.

Installment 10 of Escaping the Doom Loop

Escaping the Doom Loop is my draft manuscript describing issues and solutions for K12 public education.  My January 11, 2020 blog post gives a summary.  This is the tenth installment from the draft manuscript.  Your comments are welcome and encouraged.

Habits of Mind -- Learner Competencies

Installment #10

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MetNnGpNzCOpJYdFZYaTmwFgUI5x8oJUyqTH_99IYFA/edit?usp=sharing

I would suggest that these habits of mind are the goal of what I’m calling learner competencies.  K12 education will be transformed for students when habits of mind are central to teaching and learning; not assumed or dismissed by the conveyor belt, but central to teaching and learning.

Future posts will examine the current paradigm and new paradigm in greater detail. The blog archive on the right of the landing page presents blog posts in calendar order. The posts themselves are displayed with the most recent first, on the left side of the landing page.

Installment 9 of Escaping the Doom Loop

Escaping the Doom Loop is my draft manuscript describing issues and solutions for K12 public education.  My January 11, 2020 blog post gives a summary.  This is the ninth installment from the draft manuscript.  Your comments are welcome and encouraged.

Learner Competencies are the Key Ingredients

Installment #9

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qwxJhhqwAJSWrfCkg4Wd3tmBvwy6JHcGH6knWEcB9Fw/edit?usp=sharing

Before we address content areas we must address what it takes to be a competent learner.  When one has the competencies or behaviors or skills or intrinsic motivation to be a learner, content learning may proceed.  When those learner competencies are absent or deficient, both learning and behavior suffer.

Future posts will examine the current paradigm and new paradigm in greater detail. The blog archive on the right of the landing page presents blog posts in calendar order. The posts themselves are displayed with the most recent first, on the left side of the landing page.

Installment 8 of Escaping the Doom Loop

Escaping the Doom Loop is my draft manuscript describing issues and solutions for K12 public education.  My January 11, 2020 blog post gives a summary.  This is the eighth installment from the draft manuscript.  Your comments are welcome and encouraged.

The Conveyor Belt Fixes Mindsets

Installment #8

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bSfh812DlA9aHJqlHt96CiRDDb0ivFWYE47A77538z8/edit?usp=sharing

In my observation, today's student is learning from experience that achievement, particularly individual achievement, does not matter for them.  They get a year older, take more tests and move to the next grade with their age group; regardless of test scores, course grades, or learning.

Future posts will examine the current paradigm and new paradigm in greater detail. The blog archive on the right of the landing page presents blog posts in calendar order. The posts themselves are displayed with the most recent first, on the left side of the landing page.

Installment 7 of Escaping the Doom Loop

Escaping the Doom Loop is my draft manuscript describing issues and solutions for K12 public education.  My January 11, 2020 blog post gives a summary.  This is the seventh installment from the draft manuscript.  Your comments are welcome and encouraged.

The Faulty Logic of Binary Choice

Installment #7

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OdDeNAzNsejsSYP72PPKqGVutRvgAYatErp-u0F-jIA/edit?usp=sharing

The conveyor belt and traditional grading are not only hurting students in the “lower” half of the cohort, but also those in the “upper” half, even the top performers.

Future posts will examine the current paradigm and new paradigm in greater detail. The blog archive on the right of the landing page presents blog posts in calendar order. The posts themselves are displayed with the most recent first, on the left side of the landing page.

Installment 6 of Escaping the Doom Loop

Escaping the Doom Loop is my draft manuscript describing issues and solutions for K12 public education.  My January 11, 2020 blog post gives a summary.  This is the sixth installment from the draft manuscript.  Your comments are welcome and encouraged.

The Conveyor Belt is the Core Problem

Installment #6

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lt57bBSc0gJ2DDFUWtPmAkI-d_Oz5G0N4s6jFID35Jw/edit?usp=sharing

There is no credible research or educational theory that suggests or supports the conveyor belt.  It is a result of prioritizing a factory model ahead of learning.  The conveyor belt is assumed and silently accepted. It has no champion or advocate; it’s just the way it’s always been.  Despite the clear evidence that it doesn’t work, it has gone unquestioned until now. It is the central reason that school reforms fall short of their goals.

Future posts will examine the current paradigm and new paradigm in greater detail. The blog archive on the right of the landing page presents blog posts in calendar order. The posts themselves are displayed with the most recent first, on the left side of the landing page.

Installment 5 of Escaping the Doom Loop

Escaping the Doom Loop is my draft manuscript describing issues and solutions for K12 public education.  My January 11, 2020 blog post gives a summary.  This is the fifth installment from the draft manuscript.  Your comments are welcome and encouraged.

The Human Cost of the Paradigm

Installment #5

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cdki76slhteQImD-QZMs1LhNDQ4yUWAA6XkhC0_nTD8/edit?usp=sharing

A percentage of children thrive; a percentage of children survive; all children learn that whatever the report card says, whatever the conversation, whatever they do or do not do, they move on to the next grade, with or without the prerequisite skills for success there.

Future posts will examine the current paradigm and new paradigm in greater detail. The blog archive on the right of the landing page presents blog posts in calendar order. The posts themselves are displayed with the most recent first, on the left side of the landing page.

Installment 4 of Escaping the Doom Loop

Escaping the Doom Loop is my draft manuscript describing issues and solutions for K12 public education.  My January 11, 2020 blog post gives a summary.  This is the fourth installment from the draft manuscript.  Your comments are welcome and encouraged.

Basics of the Current Paradigm

Installment #4

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wPQg6MOtx6YhiIwUkppHHTRzOZuR8DrY3jxvaEvWATc/edit?usp=sharing

We are told that letter grades are feedback on how students are performing; yet they are vague and not actionable.  Regardless of letter grades or true academic achievement, children move to the next grade with their age cohort at least until high school (conveyor belt).

Future posts will examine the current paradigm and new paradigm in greater detail. The blog archive on the right of the landing page presents blog posts in calendar order. The posts themselves are displayed with the most recent first, on the left side of the landing page.

Installment 3 of Escaping the Doom Loop

Escaping the Doom Loop is my draft manuscript describing issues and solutions for K12 public education.  My January 11, 2020 blog post gives a summary.  This is the third installment from the draft manuscript.  Your comments are welcome and encouraged.

Confirmation Bias is Confirming the Doom Loop

Installment #3

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19RbjgzI78v9mR_dOR0LDxciRR7qJAId1NYL85mX2rWw/edit?usp=sharing

Beneath the veneer created by generations of mind numbing mediocrity is a system that has never truly worked well for the children it serves.  It’s what we have, what we’re accustomed to; but judged against rigorous expectations, it does not work.

Future posts will examine the current paradigm and new paradigm in greater detail. The blog archive on the right of the landing page presents blog posts in calendar order. The posts themselves are displayed with the most recent first, on the left side of the landing page.

Installment 2 of Escaping the Doom Loop

Escaping the Doom Loop is my draft manuscript describing issues and solutions for K12 public education.  My January 11, 2020 blog post gives a summary.  This is the second installment from the draft manuscript.  Your comments are welcome and encouraged.

Common Ground - Ten Shared Goals

Installment #2

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CE6KhC20NQbmJo3pA6DGhwREEQNowWM4KrGLbxG8BRU/edit?usp=sharing

Despite the numerous flaws, mis-calculations, biases, and challenges of public education, optimism must prevail.  Optimism is the fuel of change. Our children are depending on us.

Future posts will examine the current paradigm and new paradigm in greater detail. The blog archive on the right of the landing page presents blog posts in calendar order. The posts themselves are displayed with the most recent first, on the left side of the landing page.

Installment 1 of Escaping the Doom Loop

Escaping the Doom Loop is my draft manuscript describing issues and solutions for K12 public education.  My January 11, 2020 blog post gives a summary.  This is the first installment from the draft manuscript.  Your comments are welcome and encouraged.

Pathways with Prerequisite Skills

Installment #1

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F37KsSUNLkDsh17tsN2m9Xl-8puH1U10VtFtyf9SJgw/edit?usp=sharing

Rather than place students on a conveyor belt that moves at a steady pace with limited resources for those who do not match the pace on their own, why not provide resources and pacing that adapt, enabling all students to successfully navigate the pathways?

Future posts will examine the current paradigm and new paradigm in greater detail. The blog archive on the right of the landing page presents blog posts in calendar order. The posts themselves are displayed with the most recent first, on the left side of the landing page.

Escaping the K12 Doom Loop -- Summary Thoughts

Escaping the Doom Loop is my draft manuscript describing issues and solutions for K12 public education.  This post gives a summary.  Future posts are installments from the manuscript draft.  Your comments are welcome and encouraged.

Escaping the K12 Doom Loop
Summary

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Q3OEnenFQPSyrbWWbf64M7v3qhpWKdP/view?usp=sharing

In a personalized, mastery learning paradigm the students master learner and content competencies before moving to new challenges.  Missing assignments, incomplete projects, or failed tests are not options.

Future posts will examine the current paradigm and new paradigm in greater detail. The blog archive on the right of the landing page presents blog posts in calendar order. The posts themselves are displayed with the most recent first, on the left side of the landing page.