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Ask Kids What They Think About School

  • Nov 8, 2016
  • 1 min read

What I Learned In School Today: Ask kids what they think about school.

This researcher asked kids what's wrong with U.S. schools. Here are their ideas.

The article linked above by Alisha Huber summarizes work done by reporter Amanda Ripley who explored why U.S. education outcomes are not higher on international assessments despite spending more per student than many other countries in the world. Unsatisfied with the responses she received from adults, she went to the true experts and most important people who enter schools each day: kids.

Ripley’s findings are interesting. After surveying hundreds of exchange student who have studied in the U.S. and abroad, she found that most students agree that in other nations school is harder, sports are just a hobby, and kids believe there’s something in it for them.

I LOVE that Amanda Ripley asked kids. As educators, we talk about empowering students, but how often do we ask them their thoughts on their own school experiences? Students often have choice in schools ranging from what classes to take to which books to read, but seldom do educators step back and gather large scale feedback on what schools think, notice, and feel. We must do this more often.


 
 
 

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