This week the Coöp asks, What must we do to transform schools
into places of authentic, democratic learning? I agree with what
everyone has put forth this week. My addition Look to Young
children to be Catalysts of Change. We have been talking a lot
about what we as teachers can do, but what about the children.
The very act of empowering them to be at the table is a paradigm
shift that could change the world. It is not a simple act,
because often it is merely talked about and forgotten when the
power is truly removed from the hands of the teacher or adult. I
read Paula’s students wiki last week, that spoke of the change
her students were seeking in their school. Why not truly give
students the opportunity to be change agents? Soon enough it
will not be change but invention! Vygotsky believed that
learning and development happens in social settings and by
interacting with other people along with using the tools and
wisdom of the society in which they live. I believe that school
can be a place where student do