Making Learning Less “Schoolish” with Susan Blum
What if some of the things that make higher education feel most like school are actually getting in the way of learning? In Schoolishness, Dr. Susan Blum argues that familiar practices—from lectures and grades to rigid schedules and requirements—can leave students going through the motions rather than genuinely invested in what they’re learning.
Blum challenges us to look beyond student disengagement to the deeper problem of alienation, and to rethink what actually motivates students to care, take risks, and persist through difficult work. Along the way, she explores grading and fear as…
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