Seven Myths About Education

Bluegrass scholar Prof. Gary Houchens has his own, great blog, and one of his new entries is a really though-provoking winner. In “Seven Myths About Education,” Houchens discusses a book with the same title that takes a lot of what we hear are "proven facts" about education to the wood shed.

Check out what the book and Houchens believe about these seven myths:

• facts prevent understanding

• teacher-led instruction is passive

• the twenty-first century fundamentally changes everything

• you can always just look it up

• we should teach transferable skills

• projects and activities are the best ways to learn

• teaching knowledge is indoctrination

If you are a parent, ask yourself if any of these myths are driving what happens in your child’s classroom. Your child’s future could depend on it.