Students as Contributors!

In his article entitled Students as Contributors: The Digital Learning Farm, Alan November says, it is essential to restore the dignity and integrity of children as contributors to our communities and society.

In the past, the education futurist says, "children were essential to the very survival of the family... (and) jobs taught children the value of hard work, leading them to become more productive citizens." With the coming of the industrial economy, "students were required to attend school where teachers became central figures and where children took on more passive roles." Some pioneering teachers are now working to help children regain their active involvement in work and learning, says November. He describes six meaningful jobs that students can do as schools seek to achieve this goal. These jobs are:

Tutorial Designers
Official Scribes
Researchers
Collaboration Coordinators
Contributing to Society
Curriculum Reviewers

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What activities do you do with students that help make them contributors?

Source: Middleweb's "Of Particular Interest"