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Saturday, January 17, 2009

Purpose in Learning

"I believe that learning should have discernible purpose for the child (or adult) and not just be about fulfilling the needs of parents or society. Who wants to do something just because someone else says we ought to?"
Alison Kerr

1 comment:

Janet said...

Amen. I am agonizing over what kind of education my kids are looking forward to, whether it be from me or someone else. I certainly didn't get the kind I needed.

 
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