Learning quote of the week #214

24th August 2022 ElearningWorld Admin

“In a word, learning is decontextualized. We break ideas down into tiny pieces…

…that bear no relation to the whole. We give students a brick of information, followed by another brick, followed by another brick, until they are graduated, at which point we assume they have a house. What they have is a pile of bricks, and they don’t have it for long.”

Alfie Kohn, Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise and Other Bribes. Image source: https://www.2centdad.com/alfie-kohn/