Neil,
     Very well said. I am a firm believer in teaching people to be=20
teachable. The ability to learn is the most important skill that someone=20
can have.
Thanks,
rich!

On 9/17/2015 8:49 AM, Neil Cherry wrote:
> On 09/17/2015 08:53 AM, Isaac Marino Bavaresco wrote:
>> I think they could publish the names and photos of the teachers,
>> principal and police officers involved in the affair.
> This topic has me so worked up. I'll avoid the rant and keep this a
> bit terse.
>
> I've got a better idea, instead of public shaming how about we use the
> moment as a common sense teaching moment. Isaac, this isn't directed
> at you, more to society in general.
>
> I would really love to see those who profiled shamed but you can't shame
> an idiot. They'll only become more proud. At some point we need to have
> the people in charge step back and put a stop to things when they get
> too far out of hand. The current environment only perpetuates the status
> quo of fear. If this were not in the news this kid would have only learne=
d
> that making a mistake gets you into trouble and can ruin your life. This
> sounds more like corporate CYA rather than a learning environment and as
> long as we have this kind of environment nothing good can come of this.
>
> I try to teach our maker space participants that making mistakes will
> happen and that we should use them as a learning tool. This moment only
> seems to teach, don't try, you won't fail and you'll keep in line.
>
> ... Another brick in the wall ...
>

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