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1、IremindoftheproblemofeducationButwhenIwalkedintomyclassroomforthefirstdayofschooltwoweeksagoIwasimmediatelyremindedoftherealproblemnowfacingeducation.Theproblemisnotjust“writtenonthewalls.”It’sbuiltintothem.Theadvancedclassroomisbuiltforeffectivelyconveyinginformation.Iarrivedearly,finding493em

2、ptynumberedchairssittingmindlesslyfixatedonthefrontoftheroom.A600squarefootscreenstaredbackatthem.Hundredsofstudentswouldsoonfillthechairs,butthecarefullydesignedsound-absorbingwallsandceiling,alongwithstateoftheartembeddedspeakers,ensuredthattherewouldonlybeonepersoninthisroomtobeheard.Thatper

3、sonwouldbeme,pacingaroundsomewherenearstage-left,duckingintermittentlybehindasmallpodiumhousingacomputerwithawirelessgyromousethatwillgrantmecontrolofsome786,432pointsoflightonthatmassivescreen.Theroomisnothinglessthanastateoftheartinformationdump,aphysicalmanifestationofthealltoopervasiveyetna

4、rrowandnaïveassumptionthattolearnissimplytoacquireinformation,builtforteacherstoeffectivelycarryouttherelativelysimpletaskofconveyinginformation.Itssheersize,layout,andtechnologyaretestamentstotheefficiencyandexpediencywithwhichwecannowprovidestudentswiththeirrequiredcredithours.IthoughtImanage

5、dtoholdtheirattentionforthefullhourinvariousways.Myclassispopular.Weonlyenroll400sothereshouldhavebeenplentyofseatsbutonthefirstdayallseatswerefilledanditwasstandingroomonlyintheback.Theroomwasbuzzingwithenergyasfriendsreconnectedafterthelongsummer.Istartedtalkingandanalmostdeafeningsilencegree

6、tedmyfirstwords.Ihavealwaysbeenamazedandintimidatedbythissilence.Itseemstosotenuouslyawaitmynextwords.Thesilenceisimmediatelyfilledwiththemoresubtleyetpowerfulmessagessentby500setsofeyeswhichIcontinuouslyscan,“listening”towhattheyhavetosayasItalk.Inaninstantthoseeyescanturnfromwonderandexciteme

7、nttothedishearteningglazeofuniversalandirreversibledisengagement.PerpetuallydreadingthisglazeInervouslypaceasItalkandusegrandiosegestures.AttimesIfeeldesperatefortheirattention.IrushtoamusethemwithjokesandstoriesasIswing,twist,and