The idea around drawing comparisons between fashion and teaching & learning is an interesting one worth exploring. In the article by D.Wong & D Henriksen, the question is asked, “what if ideas were fashion?”. Well, if this were so in the classroom, then our students would all be deeply engaged, attuned, creative fashionistas, with a propensity to naturally express themselves….and then you wake up from your dream and you realize that they’re not. But that’s the challenge that we have as teachers and educators, to help our students and ourselves realize and achieve this goal.
As educators, we need to find interesting meaningful ways of facilitating learning that captures and engages our students, such as the fashion industry. As the Michael Kors of the classroom, we must also be engaged and interested in what we teach, and creative in how we teach it.
The classroom represents the catwalk of the fashion industry, and we can only hope that our students strut down that catwalk of learning with the same verve, flare, creativity and desire to learn as they do when they strut down the halls outside the classroom in the newest and latest clothing and accessories.
As educators, we need to find interesting meaningful ways of facilitating learning that captures and engages our students, such as the fashion industry. As the Michael Kors of the classroom, we must also be engaged and interested in what we teach, and creative in how we teach it.
The classroom represents the catwalk of the fashion industry, and we can only hope that our students strut down that catwalk of learning with the same verve, flare, creativity and desire to learn as they do when they strut down the halls outside the classroom in the newest and latest clothing and accessories.