Comments on: Teaching In The Next Way

By: christmas stocking fillers

christmas stocking fillers — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:13:59 +0000

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…

By: christmas stocking fillers

christmas stocking fillers — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:13:59 +0000

By: Leam

Leam — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:48:49 +0000

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.

By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:53:36 +0000

Can the kid be any closer to the laptop?

By: Steve Gillis

Steve Gillis — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:33:49 +0000

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.

By: Taking IT to the Next Level… « changED

Taking IT to the Next Level… « changED — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:39:29 +0000

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By: Emeri Gent [Em]

Emeri Gent [Em] — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:46:23 +0000

Steve, my experiences equate with this "fearing the small percentage", but I would go further than teaching kids what they need to know to survive in the 21st Century but learning from kids themselves what they need to know to thrive in the 21st Century.

That means educating not lecturing, collaborating not confronting and that kind of learning applies to everybody in the system, including the person writing this note . . . most notably moi.

[Em]
GoAL #14

By: Steve Gillis

Steve Gillis — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:22:38 +0000

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!

By: Amy Miyamoto

Amy Miyamoto — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:54:44 +0000

As a former teacher – I love envisioning the power of this strategy. Things have come a long way since my college days.

By: Morriss Partee

Morriss Partee — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:03:04 +0000

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.”