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The powerful in the era of displacement

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  The powerful in the era of displacement The era of manual effort has become obsolete, overshadowed by a new phase where thoughts can be transformed into reality. The gap between an idea and its execution has vanished; you simply envision an outcome, and the system brings it to life. However, the true limiting factor is no longer skill, resources, or time, but rather human discipline . The world is now divided into two distinct paths: those who harness the system for their benefit and those who are controlled by it. For those who surrendered to frictionless ease , the sudden lack of a demanding workload plunged them into a collective waiting room, stripping away the "busy-ness" they once used to hide from themselves. In removing the friction of the daily grind, they traded their collective armour for convenience, and their edge vanished. Seduced by a " slow, insidious luxury ," this programmed class melted into a soft, passive hedonism. They became mere consumers ...
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Being too Busy to Think

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The BIG Issue: Exhausted Teachers cannot reform For so many reasons most teachers I talk to say that they are busy. Busier year after year.   Burnout Burnout often affects people in helping professions: lawyers, doctors, social workers, managers and teachers, among others. For teachers, working with students means constantly trying to respond to their needs while simultaneously meeting the various demands of the organisation. When teachers feel that there is a mismatch between all these demands and the available resources they have for coping with them, stress is induced. The usual culprits mentioned are: lack of time, ideas, materials, expertise and support. https://goo.gl/k8vzJY This is not unusual Almost half of new teachers leave the profession in their first year because of an excessive workload and 'exhausted and stressed colleagues', a union leader has warned. The number has tripled in six years, according to an analysis of figures by the Association of...
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Reform failure & Classrooms

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Reform Failure & Classroom: The Matrix ‘... it is more difficult to find evidence that classrooms have improved or even fundamentally changed as a result of the many reform initiatives; and indeed the persistent failure of educational change is a common theme in the literature (Sarason 1990, Fullan 1993, Cuban 1998, Spillane 1999) (Wallace 2011). You take the   blue pill , the story ends. You stay the same apathetic you You take the   red pill ,  the story begins. You transform with stimulation Blue pill : 7 Stages of Change Inertia       Red pill : 7 Stages of Change Behaviour I don’t know: Ignorance I don’t want to know: Rejection I can’t: Inability It won’t work: Pessimism It’s too hard: Complication I couldn’t be bothered: Apathy I’ll get them back: Undermine I know I should: Knowledge I want to: Desire I can: Skills It’s worthwhile: Optimism It’s easy:...
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The Challenge of Global Learning Australian

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Topic Theme: eLearning and Global Learning Table of Contents Executive Statement Summary Overview 21st Century Global Learning Service Contextual problem Opportunity Final Statement Introduction: Call for a Quality Global Education Service  Discussion Paper Relevance Penal Colony: Education and Internal Threat Quality Education: Private Secondary Schooling Secondary Schooling Cultural mind-set Global World: Restructure International Achievement Data and Quality Teaching Free Trade and Protectionism Free Trade since 1957 Communities of Global Inclusivity eLearning Recommendations Bibliography Executive Statement Summary This Executive Statement summarises  Key concepts in Global Learning discussion paper . It succinctly identifies the essential key issues associated with global competitive education markets, global work skills, past and present protectionist and free trade endeavors, the shaping of Australian education, and requ...
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