Digitalising education... the quote from Marshall McLuhan provoked some thoughts. He said
"Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn't know the first thing about either."
Is that really true? It almost seems as if he's proposing that education and entertainment should be analagous to each other. As much as it would be good that education is fun, it doesn't always have to be does it? Because if that's the case, then very much any stand-up comedian, thespian, Oprah Winfrey, Amy Winehouse (help...!), etc, could be a teacher. So what will differentiate between an entertainer and an educator then? Motive? Passion? I think I need to mull over this abit... Cos' this perspective puts a certain pressure for me to make every lesson fun. And that is not easy. Possible, but not easy. Suddenly I'm in the edu-tainment industry?
I really like your template. Looks very cool. Anyway, I gather the kids come to school to be entertained.
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