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Mr. Green, Mr. Green, is this gonna be on the test?”
“Yeah, about the test. The test will measure whether you are an informed, engaged, and productive citizen of the world. And it will take place in schools, and bars, and hospitals, and dorm rooms, and in places of worship. You will be tested on first dates, in job interviews, while watching football, and while scrolling through your twitter feed.
The test will judge your ability to think about things other than celebrity marriages, whether you’ll be easily persuaded by empty political rhetoric, and whether you’ll be able to place your life and your community in a broader context.
The test will last your entire life, and it will be comprised of the millions of decisions that, when taken together, make your life yours. And everything - everything - will be on it.
I know, right? So pay attention.I want just that clip of the video to be shown to every single student in my school. Or maybe just the ones who ask, “Why do we have to learn this?” or “When am I ever going to use this in my life?”
And I know, I teach Algebra 2, and conic sections aren’t quite as likely to come up in conversation as history or literature. But I am still a firm believer that everything you learn shapes who you are, no matter what it is. The knowledge you gain, as well as the skills you develop whilst gaining that knowledge, is the stuff that determines how you function in society. If you function in society.
All I know is, if my whole life is a test, I want to learn as much as I can.
Posted on January 26, 2012 with 5 notes
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