CHAPTER 5OWNING AND REUSING INFORMATION: Non-Specific Transfer of Learning
Look! My shoelaces are like the freeway system, because they connect the holes on my shoe, and the freeways connect places in the city!
—3rd-grade student in a Design-Based Learning class
“How do citizens want their city to look 25 years in the future?” In 1967, I was the only educator (and one of only two women) in a group of architects, planners, religious leaders, and businessmen appointed to the Los Angeles Goals Committee, an initiative started by the city's then-Mayor, Sam Yorty. We crafted and administered surveys to citizens in public places, asking for opinions about the future of Los Angeles. We collected thousands of pieces of data. The results shocked ...
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