What would happen if teachers facilitate learning rather than restrict it?

This is not a knock on teachers.  Teachers are taught that all content, curriculum, schedules, etc, need to be under close management.  The delivery and ideas for learning must be their brainchild (or stolen from someone) or else they aren't good teachers.

I'm starting to question that.

Are teachers a bottleneck for learning?  Do they, out of necessity, trim down the learning experiences into manageable sections and, by so doing, limit the opportunities for their students?  Without a doubt.  Is that the most productive way for our kids to learn in an age with limitless resources of information on Google?

What would a classroom look like where the kids were on Khan Academy "learning" math?  Some kids would be on lesson 5 and some would be on lesson 50.  The teacher wouldn't have to come up with individualized lesson plans because the software does that for you.  The teacher could then be free to really teach. 

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