Change Quote by Anonymous
““Professional learning does not advance… through the inexorable confirmation of previous certainties, but through a systematic challenge to our present conceptions””
About This Quote
Source Speech: Educational Conference, 2018
Learning advances by questioning current ideas, not by confirming old ones.
In simple terms: Progress needs challenges to old beliefs.
Challenge your assumptions regularly.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- teacher training
- curriculum design
- professional development
- policy reform
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you create safe spaces for challenging ideas?
- What habits reinforce outdated certainties?
If entrenched beliefs dominate, change may be resisted.