On 2016-09-13 9:31 AM, Michael Gilbert wrote: > My first thought when Ii rad about this, and it was echoed by a letter > writer, is that it can’t have gone through a Human subjects research > review - it would never be allowed. > > Cheers, > > Michael > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Michael A. Gilbert, Professor, Department of Philosophy > > > f;ykc > > > >> On Sep 12, 2016, at 9:05 PM, Hitchcock, David <[log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >> >> Here’s a horror story about one school’s effort to encourage critical >> thinking by a group of grade 7 students (ages 11 and 12): >> Each student has been assigned a number, they are being referred to >> as “followers” and arbitrarily rewarded or demoted – and teachers are >> asking parents not to tell their children that they are role-playing... >> Teachers address students by a number and assign them to so-called >> district factions. The teachers, according to a letter sent to >> parents Tuesday afternoon, represent “The Establishment – a >> controlling body that runs ‘district workshops,’ does random >> ‘screening’ or evaluations and arbitrarily demotes/promotes within >> the factions.”... >> It stated that among the goals of the exercise, referred to as >> process drama, are team building and encouraging students to raise >> questions and problem solve. >> “While we understand this may have been alarming or ‘off putting’ for >> some students, we were aiming to create some level of discomfort as >> we set the stage for what is to come,” the letter stated. “We >> appreciate your trust and support as we embark on a journey of >> putting education on trial!” >> An official at the Vancouver School Board said its educators support >> experiential learning that allows for deep inquiry and critical thinking. >> For more, >> seehttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/role-playing-experiment-at-vancouver-school-aims-to-nurture-critical-thinking/article31785408/ >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.theglobeandmail.com_news_national_education_role-2Dplaying-2Dexperiment-2Dat-2Dvancouver-2Dschool-2Daims-2Dto-2Dnurture-2Dcritical-2Dthinking_article31785408_&d=CwMFAg&c=mRWFL96tuqj9V0Jjj4h40ddo0XsmttALwKjAEOCyUjY&r=KTO-67piPlkvVwpkegE90CPhOOUVOHyNkd2ycJxraVlOjFMzr4s8w_Q89bvfLZgJ&m=4ijGMyDz1ANZJ0UW6fdZGv4JiCYMz4JwjHmMfbNbI9U&s=fMKa9mtuf4QpwPTV1a1TWGqhbLuHJI8TZ0XnHoSUyKY&e=>. >> Needless to say, there has been an outcry about this program. It has >> been suspended. It would be interesting to learn how the teachers who >> devised this program got the idea that it would help to develop >> critical thinking, and in particular what conception of critical >> thinking they were working with. News reports that I have read have >> not provided that information. >> David >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the AILACTD-L list, click the following link: >> https://HUNTER.LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU/scripts/wa-hc.exe?TICKET=NzM2MjQ5IGdpbGJlcnRAWU9SS1UuQ0EgQUlMQUNURC1MIOuzgQuol8s4&c=SIGNOFF >> <https://hunter.listserv.cuny.edu/scripts/wa-hc.exe?TICKET=NzM2MjQ5IGdpbGJlcnRAWU9SS1UuQ0EgQUlMQUNURC1MIOuzgQuol8s4&c=SIGNOFF> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the AILACTD-L list, click the following link: > https://HUNTER.LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU/scripts/wa-hc.exe?TICKET=NzM2MjUwIGdvdmllckBTSEFXLkNBIEFJTEFDVEQtTE7uOYhnI%2BsS&c=SIGNOFF > > Michael, I agree. And David, looking into this sounds like a great project for you to undertake! best, Trudy. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the AILACTD-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(AILACTD-L,SIGNOFF);