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I'm thinking if schooling can answer this question, then schools can move closer to a bona fide 21st century educational paradigm:

How might daily classroom experiences be transformed into flow classes? Csikszentmihalyi's theory of optimal experience reveals that if something is too challenging and we lack the appropriate skill it leads to anxiousness. If the task is too easy (not challenging) and we have more than enough skill, we become bored. The key is to find the right combination in a task that challenges and that we possess the right amount of skill to do it.

EducationSteve BannoMay 2, 2022#Flow, #tea, #Teaching, #EducationComment

what are we telling young people about the world?

Mean world syndrome, first coined in the 1970s by Dr. George Gerbner, is a cognitive bias where the world begins appearing and feeling to be more dangerous than it actually is, due to repeated exposure to violence-related content on mass media. Increased feelings of pessimism, fear, and even a hyper-vigilance of perceived threats may develop. This bias impacts people’s beliefs and attitudes about the world.

Steve BannoMarch 30, 2022#Education, #Teaching, #selComment