In 8 hours-

What would you be learning in high school today Jan. 12, 2022?

In the 8 hours we send kids to school, what are we teaching them? Really teaching them.

Just a few years ago, for example, I might have been teaching phonemes, morphemes, and lexemes because that is in the AP Psychology curriculum.

Looking back, I hope I would have scrapped the lesson and gave kids better psychological tools that they need right now. Today. Psychology teachers are not psychologists, but I think they can help. Phonemes are cool if you are a linguist but, really?

So, my questions persist.

What are we teaching and why?

What is the purpose of education?