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Stephen Downes

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This article is sort of a half-way point between the full freedom I describe in '12 Degrees' and the limited freedom in Tom Vander Ark's version. I would still chafe under the limitations. Still, as Trevor MacKenzie writes, "By encouraging children to have more control over their learning, educators hope students will leave our classrooms and schools with a range of skills that will support them in being lifelong learners, engaged humanitarians and empathetic people," something, he notes, that "has become increasingly apparent as teachers and students have pivoted to more distance learning experiences."

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