Teacher spends two days as a student and is shocked at what she learns

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This is a very interesting article by a US high school teacher who stepped into the shoes of the students in a 2 day role reversal. He is stunned at the amount of sitting, passivity, and marginalisation of the student in the formal high school setting and makes suggestions on how to improve it.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/10/24/teacher-spends-two-days-as-a-student-and-is-shocked-at-what-she-learned/

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Reminded me a bit of this gatesnotes vid: Bill Gates meets with Katie Brown, Washington State Teacher of the Year - YouTube , particularly 2:05 - teachers observing other teachers.