My thoughts and actions are a reflection of the measurement world because I grew up very competitive. For example, what is the grade that every student wants to earn because it is the highest grade? Of course you already know the answer. We grow in a world where intelligence is measured by numbers (percentage) and richness is measured by accumulation of “stuff.” (I am referring to stuff as property, money, cars, etc.) It is very hard to step out of the competitive educational expectation, because it is “all invented” for us to be aggressive and competitive by nature.
Thourn, I think it's second nature for us (humans) to measure ourselves against one another. However, this is unfair to those who do not perform at our level. This strategy also backfires whenever someone out performs us. I agree with Lizzie in that we as educators have to find other ways to measure success.
Link to Thourn's blog: coach2win-macblog.blogspot.com
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ReplyDeleteMuch as I appreciate the author's rap on measure of success among human beings and his alternative to it, yet it is this spirit of competition that makes us excel, explore new frontiers and invent new products.It is measuring ourselves with others that propel is forward to reach out and achieve.Without it life as we know it will be bland.
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ReplyDeleteMuch as I appreciate the author's rap on measure of success among human beings and his alternative to it, yet it is this spirit of competition that makes us excel, explore new frontiers and invent new products. It is measuring ourselves with others that propel us forward to reach out and achieve. Without it life as we know it will be bland.