Sunday, October 9, 2011

C4T#2



Comment 1
     
     I recently watched John Stossel's report "Stupid in America". In it he show the shocking results of teaching in a archaic fashion. It seems wrong, but it is the way our children our learning everyday. We must rise above and learn to teach better. If we don't we are doomed to repeat this cycle of failure. Failure not only to ourselves but to our students as well.


      "I can hardly believe the images of classrooms in our best American high schools. I do not understand why children would act like this to their teachers. We are so behind the rest of the world in the realm of education that we must take control of this extreme situation. We must allow our students to become a part of a new way of teaching. We must use technology as a tool to promote creativity and self improvement. We have to focus more on learning and not test taking, but we have a huge hill to climb. We must dig in and take on this problem together or we all will fail."


Comment 2



     I recently left the comment below for an article I read called "Yes, Technology in School Mostly Stinks". In it we see the complete lack of participation of academia in technology. Teacher's must allow themselves to be constant learners. To be a good teacher one must be able to provide the best education possible for their students. Technology is the gateway to our future and it can be a light in the dark. Please don't extinguish it's flame.          


     "Only 0.3 percent of teachers today are actively seeking to use technology for learning and teaching in their daily lives. I find that number shocking. How could teachers allow themselves to pass up an opportunity to better the educational experience for themselves and their charges. Technology is not going to vanish anytime soon. We must allow ourselves to embrace this changing landscape. The sooner the better."


2 comments:

  1. Hi Christopher
    We are on holiday for 2 weeks at the moment but I am sure Gina would love to reply to your comment when we are back at school. What I liked about Gina's video clip was that it was so impromptu, unplanned and precisely to the point. Sometimes as adults we miss the point and think it is important and necessary to add a lot of unnecissary information. We were also especially proud that comments4kids have added her clip to their official blog.
    Happy blogging.
    Lynne

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  2. Hey Chris,
    It really is shocking that only .3% of all teachers are actually trying to use technology in the classroom. It is truly a scary thought to imagine kids getting dropped off in their parent's flying car and then going into the classroom to learn with chalk boards. What I'm saying is obviously a hyperbole, but it is still a good analogy to today's kids. Technology isn't going anywhere, and we as teachers need to implement it into the classroom. Good job, Chris!

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