Comments on: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (movie): an Education Allegory http://beyond-school.org/2007/07/21/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-movie-an-education-allegory/ More education. Less schooliness. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:44:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Clay Burell http://beyond-school.org/2007/07/21/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-movie-an-education-allegory/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Clay Burell Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=293#comment-360 Thanks, Cindy - I googled Downes and Potter and found nothing. Is there enough additional commentary to make it worth linking here?<br/><br/>Thanks again~ Thanks, Cindy - I googled Downes and Potter and found nothing. Is there enough additional commentary to make it worth linking here?

Thanks again~

]]> By: Cindy http://beyond-school.org/2007/07/21/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-movie-an-education-allegory/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Cindy Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:50:00 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=293#comment-358 Thought you would like this from Stephen Downes:<br/>"I've seen more than a few people comment on the most recent Harry Potter movie, which is pretty clearly a (caustic) commentary on educational reform. So of course our local media depicts the film as being opposed to fascism, which is a nice way to pretend the film is not criticizing what it's criticizing, but which is revealing in its own way." Thought you would like this from Stephen Downes:
“I’ve seen more than a few people comment on the most recent Harry Potter movie, which is pretty clearly a (caustic) commentary on educational reform. So of course our local media depicts the film as being opposed to fascism, which is a nice way to pretend the film is not criticizing what it’s criticizing, but which is revealing in its own way.”

]]> By: diane http://beyond-school.org/2007/07/21/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-movie-an-education-allegory/comment-page-1/#comment-342 diane Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:32:00 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=293#comment-342 It occurs to me that student do "band together" when they access facebook, myspace, or any of the other technologies "forbidden" at school! It occurs to me that student do “band together” when they access facebook, myspace, or any of the other technologies “forbidden” at school!

]]> By: diane http://beyond-school.org/2007/07/21/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-movie-an-education-allegory/comment-page-1/#comment-341 diane Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:02:00 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=293#comment-341 Wouldn't it be wonderful if our students banded together in a secret club to teach themselves essential knowledge!<br/><br/>When I returned from our family trip to Yankee stadium yesterday, <br/>http://dmcordell.blogspot.com/<br/>the newest (last) Harry Potter book was waiting on my doorstep. I'm trying not to zoom through it just to "see what happens" but to savor the plot and character development. So far, a few chapters in, Rowling does not disappoint. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if our students banded together in a secret club to teach themselves essential knowledge!

When I returned from our family trip to Yankee stadium yesterday,
http://dmcordell.blogspot.com/
the newest (last) Harry Potter book was waiting on my doorstep. I’m trying not to zoom through it just to “see what happens” but to savor the plot and character development. So far, a few chapters in, Rowling does not disappoint.

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