[LM_NET] February Issue of The Question Mark - Embracing Complexity

[Jamieson McKenzie <fromnowon@EARTHLINK.NET>]

Vol 4|No 3|February|2008

Embracing Complexity

By Jamie McKenzie


We live in times awash in simplicity and
simple-minded thinking.

But life is not simple. Nor are the
challenges and issues facing us all, yet
our culture seems to thirst for simple
answers to complex problems.

Schools must engage students in research
and learning requiring them to construct
answers and make up their own minds. They
must teach the young to embrace complexity
while finding their way toward
understanding.

                    Learners use skills,
                    resources and tools
                    to:

                     1. Inquire, think
                        critically, and
                        gain knowledge.
                     2. Draw conclusions,
                        make informed
                        decisions, apply
                        knowledge to new
                        situations, and
                        create new
                        knowledge.
                     3. Share knowledge
                        and participate
                        ethically and
                        productively as
                        members of our
                        democratic
                        society.
                     4. Pursue personal
                        and aesthetic
                        growth.

                    AASL Standards for the
                     21st-Century Learner
                                
This article is continued at http://questioning.org/feb08/wp.html
(questioning.org/feb08/wp.html)


Jamie McKenzie
Editor
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The Question Mark (http://questioning.org)
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