Jeff Cliff, BSc(CompSci) is a user on mamot.fr. You can follow them or interact with them if you have an account anywhere in the fediverse.
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My #introduction:
I'm Chris, an elementary school teacher in Brooklyn. When I'm not surrounded by six-year-olds, I enjoy baking whole-grain sourdough, running, tending my rooftop garden, tinkering with my computer.
I'm also into cooperative movements and collective/communal living. I think we can make a better world by dismantling hierarchies and disarming systems of power and oppression. (What does that look like in practice? Let's chat.)
So, hello!
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@cardamomo How does your wish to dismantle hierarchies and systems of power square with controlling six year olds/getting six year olds to learn/pay attention to anything?
@jeffcliff Broadly speaking, it means recognizing the multiple participants shaping school communities and curricula. Students, parents, and teachers all have a voice. In the classroom, it means I'm making choices that balance students' autonomy with my need for control, tending toward more student autonomy over time.