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Stephen Downes

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As with so many articles, the part where the issue is identified is quite good, while the proposed solution is pretty weak. Here's the identification of the issue: "For the old powers of education, including those in the now decades-old EdTech, a sobering aspect of learning today is the endless discovery of diversity: People are just too varied!" Quite right. You can't just apply the same 'educational treatment' to people and expect the same result. That's not how people work. But the proposed solution doesn't even come close to addressing the issue. "Add gamification," writes Cristian Duque. "Students are executive leaders in a context of checks and balances." I mean... what? Again, as in so many other cases, it feels like a predetermined solution has simply been stuffed into a problem context.

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