Thread by @projectania

THREAD (from the Autistic Strategies Network at autisticstrategies.net): I am going to be posting a series of recommended reading and videos in recognition of neurodiversity amongst learners. Many of these are also important in the light of the education crises in South Africa.

"Can Speech Challenged Students Get an Appropriate Education?"
Written by Emma Zurcher-Long (@EmmasHopeBook), non-speaking autistic teenager

emmashopebook.com/2016/02/09/can…

"How the Idea of a ‘Normal’ Person Got Invented"
Essay by Todd Rose
If you were called weird or different, or your kid got diagnosed with some learning problem, this will explain a lot...

theatlantic.com/business/archi…

"The Asperger Sensory Funnel"
This video by the Asperger Experts applies to more than just 'Asperger-type autism'

aspergerexperts.com/defense-mode/t…

"Let’s teach for mastery—not test scores"
Video by Sal Khan of the Khan Academy, about the dangers of leaving gaps in learning. (See also the other writings by non-speaking learners - this is not straightforward.)

ted.com/talks/sal_khan…

"Forget what you know"
TEDxTeen video by Jake Barnett, autistic savant

"My speech at the Profectum Conference"
Written by Ido Kedar (@IdoInAutismland), non-speaking autistic author

idoinautismland.com/?p=317

"A Thousand Rivers"
(Subtitle: What the modern world has forgotten about children and learning)
Essay by Carol Black, relevant to the discussion of decolonisation in education.

schoolingtheworld.org/a-thousand-riv…

"Stop stealing dreams"
(Subtitle: What’s school for?)
Free book by Seth Godin; link goes to the printable version.

sethgodin.typepad.com/files/stop-ste…

"Changing education paradigms"
RSA Animate video based on the teaching of Sir Ken Robinson

"Acceptance speeches: 2016 ASAN Gala, Service to the Self Advocacy Movement: The Arlington Five"
Video of non-speaking autistic teenagers and young adults accepting awards for their advocacy for inclusive education.

autisticadvocacy.org/2016/12/2016-g…

"Build a School in the Cloud"
Sugata Mitra’s seminal TED talk on video includes a brief history of how mainsteam schooling came into being, and why it is obsolete. Relevant to discussions on decolonisation in education.

ted.com/talks/sugata_m…

"About Universal Design for Learning"

Video and other resources (from @CAST_UDL)
cast.org/our-work/about…

And yes, I did mean 'crises', the plural.

Bonus link, in the context of #FreeEducation and #FreeHigherEducation, to help us all focus on the right things RIGHT NOW...

"7 Critical Skills for the Jobs of the Future"
Article by Raya Bidshahri (@raya_bid)

singularityhub.com/2017/07/04/7-c…

But we can do something about this. We can start a wave, and change education forever.