What do you think of the text below, or some revision of it, as a possible opener for the book? For sure I plan on using something like as opener for a keynote I am giving in the UK in July 2012.
"Imagine if it were different. Imagine if we started with
equality and saw all people as valuable and worthy. Imagine if everybody
counted and that by everybody, we mean everybody. Imagine if teachers and
students were all learners in robust communities of learners where we all
worked together to build knowledge and meaning. Imagine.
Imagine children and youth (and
community members, teachers, administrators) drawing from a range of
institutions (schools, museums, business, social service agencies) to solve
local problems/issues all while produsing knowledge in the service of a public
good that they themselves have constructed? Imagine a space where learners
develop metaawareness and metadiscourse about their learning, the social
problems at play, the potential solutions, and their consequences. Imagine that
outdated autonomous school knowledges are transformed to be relevant in real
communities and for the public good? Imagine"
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