One of my students showed me this after class today:
What Does School Really Teach Children?
1. Truth comes from authority.
2. Intelligence is the ability to remember and repeat.
3. Accurate memory and repetition are rewarded.
4. Non-compliance is punished.
5. Conform: intellectually and socially.
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I think it is pretty much true, although in my view #5 is not such a bad thing all the time. But the list is an accurate description of what is going on now in most schools.
I think it also applies to teachers. Seen in that light, it makes our intention to bring comprehension based instruction into our WL classrooms all that much harder.
