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Stephen Downes

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I think this important realization is only beginning to dawn on people: "My daughter has been in schools for 10 years, and in that time, did not have a teacher who taught her to learn independently." In othger words, "Schools need to stop giving students the fish and instead, teach them how to catch them for themselves. Then learning at home wouldn't be such a problem. Of course, this still requires the teacher in the virtual setting to provide projects and other open-ended learning in order for the students to put this skill to use. If you are simply downloading worksheets, doing Quizlets, or listening to a lecture, they are still being given the fish." Quite so.

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