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The data have landed, by Michael Rosen

What a brilliant poem, shared on his blog here:

First they said they needed data 
about the children 
to find out what they’re learning.
Then they said they needed data 
about the children 
to make sure they are learning.
Then the children only learnt 
what could be turned into data.
Then the children became data

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June 8, 2021
children, datafication, michael rosen
Commonplace book, Higher education
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