Tag: social learning

When Cynicism Becomes a Commodity: Helping Students Recognize Marketed Identities, Emotional Influence, and Algorithmic Culture

July 2, 2026

My reflection on social media, adolescence, and the urgent need for emotional and algorithmic literacy There was a time when a slogan was just a slogan. A sentence on a T-shirt, a phrase on a coffee mug, a joke shared among friends, or a sarcastic comment at the end of a long day could remain … More When Cynicism Becomes a Commodity: Helping Students Recognize Marketed Identities, Emotional Influence, and Algorithmic Culture

A Pedagogy of Play

March 20, 2026

Book Review As I turned the pages of A Pedagogy of Play ¹, I found myself pausing more often than usual—not because the ideas were difficult to grasp, but because they felt deeply familiar. It is one of those rare books that affirms what you already believe as an educator, while at the same time … More A Pedagogy of Play