I appreciate thinking that rocks the boat, not for the sake of "rocking the boat", rather for innovation's sake, for progress, for transformation of thought. The TED cast with Sir Ken Robinson did just that.
Choice Quotes:
"Life is not linear, it is organic."
"Education dislocates people from natural circumstances."
"Reform improves a broken model...we need to be transformed."
"College does not begin in kindergarten."
"A 3 year old is not 1/2 of a 6 year old."
"Fast food is standardized...standardized education destroys our mind the way fast food destroys our body."
"Our children spread their dreams beneath our feet...tread lightly."
My Thoughts:
Evolution happens for the sake of survival. We adapt to stay relevant and alive in our environment. Transformation is change that seeks to enhance life verses to simply avoid death.
The quotes from Abraham Lincoln struck me (as so many of his quotes do) because he was a man who suffered a public cause on a personal level, a man in the midst of conflict, leading a movement to outlaw what 1/2 the voting nation had become dependent on. He spoke of "the dogmas of our quiet past", how "we must rise with the occasion...think anew, act anew...become dis-enthralled."
This was true in the 1800s and it is true now.
Monday, July 22, 2013
Response to Video 1
We have complex resources at our fingertips. Educators must use these resources in innovative ways.
The issues to consider and/or obstacles to overcome are:
Teacher willingness to learn, change, and use it
Varying student access to it (poor kids will be most impacted by this shift)
The gap between the have and have nots must be noted
The learning curve for staff, while already having an intense, time-consuming job
Student safety and education around how to use tools at their fingertips
Teacher training on how to respond to the rapid info
From a behavioral standpoint, a lot of police and DHS involvement at our site has stemmed from technology. Suicide threats, death threats, etc. Something to think about.
Question:
Is our "off and away" policy doing 12-15 year olds a favor or a dis-service?
The issues to consider and/or obstacles to overcome are:
Teacher willingness to learn, change, and use it
Varying student access to it (poor kids will be most impacted by this shift)
The gap between the have and have nots must be noted
The learning curve for staff, while already having an intense, time-consuming job
Student safety and education around how to use tools at their fingertips
Teacher training on how to respond to the rapid info
From a behavioral standpoint, a lot of police and DHS involvement at our site has stemmed from technology. Suicide threats, death threats, etc. Something to think about.
Question:
Is our "off and away" policy doing 12-15 year olds a favor or a dis-service?
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