Kumashiro defines ‘commonsense’ as something everyone should know, it creates a sense of normalcy. Tells schools the systems of teaching and learning they should be doing instead of looking for improvements to promote learning and to improve the overall wellbeing of the students in the classroom.
It is important to pay attention to the ‘common sense’ because the ‘common sense’ practice might not be the best suited for every classroom environment. If every school practiced ‘common sense’ approaches, there will be a lot of students who do not receive the care and attention that they need. It is important to consider your students and classroom before assuming that ‘common sense’ teaching methods will be of benefit to your students.
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shs406
Hey Keli, I defiantly agree with you that students would not get all of the care and attention to fit there learning styles! A lot of people have different ideas about common sense so I think if every school practices common sense it would look different in each classroom anyways.