Institute for Learning Univ.
of Pittsburgh 2001 1
An Inherited Education System
The Principles of Learning are about creating intelligence by teaching in ways that foster learningoriented goals, and by organizing our schools in ways that promote effort....
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Institute for Learning Univ.
of Pittsburgh 2001 1
An Inherited Education System
The Principles of Learning are about creating intelligence by teaching in ways that foster learningoriented goals, and by organizing our schools in ways that promote effort.
Unfortunately, the system we have
inherited operates on a different belief system.
Our schools today largely function as if we believed that
native ability is the primary determinant in learning, that the "bell curve" of IQ is a natural phenomenon that
must necessarily be reproduced in all learning, and that effort counts for little.
Consider the following
examples:
! IQ tests or their surrogates are used to determine who will have access to the enriched programs for the
"gifted and talented.
" This curriculum is denied to other students who are judged less capable.
! Our so-called "achievement tests" are normed to compare students with one another rather than with a
standard of excellence.
This makes it difficult to see the resul
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