Teaching In The Next Way

Around these parts I've actually had my daughter's teacher say they don't even use email because it takes to long and they didn't have a computer at home. The introduction of new teaching techniques unfortunately ends up have to be run through the NEA or other bureaucracies. Any time you get union or government bureaucracy in the way the adaption of anything new (especially if it works) will be severely delayed if at all implemented.

Thanks for pointing out the article.

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The best teachers are those that teach their students how to learn. The problem is that there still are too many teachers that teach only the curriculum. Once a student understands how he/she learns best, the possibilities are endless.

This text from the interview leapt out at me:

“Q. Can you tell me what’s on college student minds these days?
A. It's not easy to get into Stanford or Berkeley these days. By the time I get them, students are highly trained grade-making machines. They want to know what's on the test. They are so institutionalized that they aren't even aware of it.”

Schools fear the wrath of parents if the kids access inappropriate web sites during school hours (or at least that is the rationale that school boards in my area use). My argument is that if the students are taught the rules, the vast majority of these kids will be responsible digital citizens. School boards need to stop fearing the small percentage that will screw it up for others and start teaching kids what they need to know to survive in the 21st century!

Em,
You are absolutely right. One of the best training sessions that I ever attended was when the trainer asked us what we knew about the subject and what we wanted to learn – he taught what we wanted/needed to learn. Teachers have to come to realize that teaching is not about curriculum; rather it's about teaching the student how to learn.

Another good reason to home-school! As parents it's part of our responsibility to make sure our kids grow up to be intelligent and responsible adults. Having them spoon fed by under-paid and poorly led people who seldom share our priorities and beliefs does the kids and society no good at all.

It was great experience of this interview.It is individualism versus collectivism is a toxically false dichotomy. Humans are humans because of our individual capabilities…Thanks for posting this topic here…

As parents our first priority is to foster and facilitate that advantage, if teaching in the next way provides our children a digital intelligence advantage. My own personal experiences with our educational authority is to see how they focus on the dark dangers of the internet rather than the absolute positive educational advantages.

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Great! Thank you for sharing!