“According to Ron Berger, the twin pillars of great project-based learning are ‘multiple drafts’ and ‘peer critique’. Without either of them, theatre - and almost all of the arts - would cease to function. And yet neither are seen much in schooling. Most curricula are so content-heavy that kids usually get a single shot at a task (if they’re lucky) and then they’re on to the next horse on the carousel. And the idea that other students would be able to offer advice on how to improve the project - well, that’s the teachers job, isn’t it? But, if we want to prepare kids for their working lives (and not just the next test) then they need to understand that multiple drafts and peer critique are part of the modus operandi of creative working”
