Dumbing Us Down: The Seven-Lesson School Teacher

  

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WARM UP

 

Activity 1

Class begins with music and warm up. Students are invited to get on their feet, get away from their desks and follow the professor's muscle groups - isolation warm up. 

We add conscious breathing at the end of the warm up,  self-affirmations and meditation.


 Question 1

Is this warm up useful? Post your answer on Discussion Board.


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Part II 

 

BOOK REVIEW 

 Today we will introduce Jon Taylor Gato's work on education. Please, watch the video below and move the discussion forward by answering to  the following questions:



Book Review: Dumbing Us Down


Question 2

What do you think about Gato's ideas as expressed  in this review?
 
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III
 

Activity 2 

Please, read the following chapter.
 

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Dumbing_Us_Down/IF8f0SsGXnwC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=inauthor:%22John+Taylor+Gatto%22&printsec=frontcover



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Activity 3

Gather in groups (7 groups). Each group will discuss one of the 7 lessons to share with the group the main points developed by the group. Write the main points on Discussion Board.





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