Thursday, May 27, 2010
Doing Some Reading
Reading the short book "Teaching for Tomorrow" wasn't actually a "choice." Apparently this is an example of being given a task that turns out better than anticipated. While the book contains some old ideologies, their varying implementation moves the responsibility for learning and problem solving from the teacher to the student in a systematic and logical way. And, it seems they will be far better for it. Change will require a great deal of self-discipline on the part of both the student and the teacher, but may prepare students far better for life after school. Although it seems a bit cliche, this is an exciting time to be in education.
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Hear, hear! I, too, was less than excited about being assigned a reading. However, McCain's short book opened my eyes and allowed me to connect some of the pieces for next year's pilot program...a program that we will all share in two years (hopefully!)
ReplyDeleteNot all of us. Hopefully it will go well.
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