This cartoon by @howtoons exemplifies the kind of curiosity and desire to create that can empower students and make them the "life-long learners" we always hear about. When students take ownership of their learning, the game changes. They become passionate about learning.
The image also speaks to the idea that students are learning more on YouTube and elsewhere than inside a classroom. As Diana Laufenberg mentions in her TED Talk, content we used to passs on to students can be obtained elsewhere. We must be curators and guides as we empower our students to create and use their knowledge to be solve problems that matter to them and their community.
If we provide our students the opportunity to be curious and create, we are giving them the best education they could ever receive from us.
P.S. If you're interested in buying a print of the cartoon, you can find it here.
Photo credit: Howtoons
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