Response to: Did you Know?
My response to this video is….WOW! I do not believe that this video was created to show us how far the United States is behind other countries when it comes to technology and development. However, that is exactly what I have taken from this video. I am shocked that China will soon become the number one English speaking country in the world or the fact India has more honor students in their country than America has kids. At the end of the video the director ask, “What does it all mean”.
In my opinion, the United States has fallen behind in schooling because of out-dated teaching practices that do not address the issues and technological struggles students will face when they enter the job market. As the director pointed out “….half of what students learn in their first year of study will be outdated by their third year of study”. This is an unacceptable fact that we must correct, starting with how we perceive schooling in general.
Once teachers understand that they must begin to teach using the technology around them, students will begin to succeed at an astonishing rate in the job market. The days of teachers, standing at the chalkboard drilling information into students is at an end. Students must begin to learn how to access and process information using technology in order to succeed in today’s world. That is the only way the US will be able to compete against other countries when it comes to education.
Response to: Mr. Winkle Wakes
This video paints a Very gloomy image on what learning has become today. Everything in the world today is digital and students should be taught how to succeed using the tools we have in the real world. Students should learn how to use computers in educational settings. All subjects are capable of being taught using computer applications so there is no reason we cannot integrate them all together. I believe that students are better prepared for the world that awaits them if this happens.
Response to: Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity
After watching this video my idea of how education is evolving has changed. I thought that we were moving in a positive direction whenever you hear about people needing PHDs instead of MA or BA. Sir Ken Robinson made a great point that the education system has come to measure intelligence the wrong way. I to believe that intelligence is dynamic and can be expressed in a variety of ways.
Because someone expresses their intelligence through art or music does not mean that they are any less intelligent than someone who is gifted in Math or Science. I do not know how we can start to change the system but I do understand that we should be more open-minded with our children’s creativity and natural intelligence.
Response to: Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students’ Digital Smarts
Watching this video makes me happy to know that some teachers are changing the way the approach teaching. Mrs. Davis has learned to let students find their own way while providing them with the tools necessary to complete any task set in front them. This skill will be put to good use once they enter the working force.
To many people lack, the skill set to take on projects that require them to learn on their own and adapt to their surroundings. I am excited to hear that this type of teaching is taking place and I look forward to having my chance to educate students and watch them gain new and useful skills.
Adam,
ReplyDeleteEach time I comment on you and your peers blogs, I think to myself, "Wow, this student really has it." You are one of many of your peers to really demonstrate that you understand the value behind these videos. I like that you are beginning to imagine how all of this information is going to affect your future classroom (as evidenced in your Vicki Davis response). That is exactly the sort of mindset that is going to help you go far in this classroom, and simultaneously give us original ideas to read about.
I am going to keep this comment short because you did such an outstanding job meeting my expectations. Keep up the good work and continue thinking about the applications of what you are going to be exposed to through out the semester.
Anthony
Ps. Don't forget your to add your Wordle to your blog!
I agree with your response to Sir Ken Robinson. Of the videos assigned to us, his stuck out to me most. I've always expressed my concern with the over diagnosis of ADD and ADHD. How many creative children’s gifts have been stifled because their talents lie outside of the traditional academic setting? Being someone interested in athletics, I imagine you can make the connection between "natural intelligence", as you mentioned, and natural ability. As I mentioned in my blog, I believe in the importance of a well rounded education, but I also believe in setting our children up to succeed by encouraging them to peruse their talents. Some students have high intellectual ability and others have high kinestic ability; these should both be praised and encouraged.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Robinson called it when he said a degree isn't worth what it use to be. Just a few years ago I would have been satisfied with a bachelor's degree, but as the times are changing I'm fear it doesn't hold the same weight it use to. It's funny that we realize the type of education we are getting isn't necessarily what is best for us (or our children), yet it is what we need to make ourselves more marketable, so we seek more of it.
So these are repeats from last semester.
ReplyDeleteBUT this is actually Blog Post 2 (Not 1). And the assignments have changed (sometimes slightly, sometimes a lot) from the summer. #1 is a bit about you and a bit about Dr. Pausch's time management suggestions. Add it. Renumber your #1 to Blog Post #2 and add the missing material for this semester. Renumber #2 Blog Post #3 and complete as required for THIS semester.