nelson angOct 13, 202113 min readConsidering the contemporaneity of Paulo FreireEvery prescription represents imposition of one individual’s choice upon another, transforming the consciousness of the person prescribed
nelson angAug 31, 20216 min readTruth be toldactions are needed to bring chaos into order; course of actions is adjudicated through negotiations; negotiations require truth.
nelson angJul 26, 20214 min readresolving the impossibility of education (iii)Learning efforts require feedback that recognises the desired goal, bears evidence about the present, and provides a way to close the gap.
nelson angJul 8, 20215 min readresolving the impossibility of education (ii)Eliminate the fear of making mistakes. Do NOT eliminate the opportunities for making mistakes. #growthmindset
nelson angMay 4, 20214 min readresolving the impossibility of educationLearning is not transmission of neatly packaged knowledge that is once delivered then eternally preserved so that it doesn't get messed up.
nelson angApr 26, 20214 min readthe impossibility of education (iii)Narrative Fallacy We like stories, we like to summarise, and we like to simplify, i.e., to reduce the dimension of matters… what I call...
nelson angApr 7, 20215 min readthe impossibility of education (ii)order, control, ludic fallacy Education is impossible because schools dehumanise students by imposing spurious order in the classroom....