Apr
6
Reluctant Bloggers
April 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I found this article on www.techlearning.comabout relucatant bloggers. http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196605109
I have to admit I am reluctant about blogging, but since this class requires it, I have made myself do it. Since becoming familiar with blogging, I find myself thinking about getting a personal blog to write about different things in my life. I would like it to […]
Mar
30
Why Teach?-Part 2
March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I will make another attempt to answer this question, only on a larger scale. I think the question is why does anyone teach when most learning takes place outside the classroom.
I agree that a lot of learning takes place outside the classroom. I think that the most important years in a classroom take place in […]
Mar
30
Those who can not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.-George Santayana.
Education serves to remind us of the past. In doing so, we have the preservation of culture. Education builds upon itself. Things someone learns yesterday can be connected to something that is learned today. Those connections help to preserve culture. Whether through facts or […]
Mar
30
How does technology relate to learning?
March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
My initial thought for the question at hand is technology enhances learning.
How does technology help learning? Technology makes learning much easier, if it is used correctly. If technology does not make it easier, then it is a waste of time. If technology does not make learning easier, then why have technology, we could all still […]
Mar
30
Solomon Chapter 11
March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The statement that spoke to me the most in chapter 11 was “meaningful reform will not occur until the teachers are recognized as full partners in leading, defining and implementing school improvement efforts.”
Whatever happens during professional development, it has to be suscribed to by the people who are going to implement it. Face it, most educators go to professional […]
Mar
25
Why Teach?
March 25, 2008 | 1 Comment
When I first thought about this topic, my immediate thought (joking, of course) was summer break. While that is certainly an added benefit, it is not the reason I return every fall with a new group of hormone ridden teenagers.
At first, I chose education because I was in college and had to declare a major. […]
Mar
25
The Pros and Cons of Homeschooling
March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Just briefly thinking about the pros and cons of homeschooling, I came up with a list for each.
Pros-control of curriculum, flexibility, can be more rigorous, if wanted
Cons-Curriculum not being taught, no oversight, lack of socialization, working parents, extra-curricular teams, may not meet standards
The biggest issue I have faced in my career as a teacher and homeschooling is the students leaving […]
Mar
25
Purpose of Education
March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I found the most simple response to the purpose of education from http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_purpose_of_an_education
The answer given said “to eliminate ignorance”. I guess, in the most simple terms that is the answer to the question. However, as educators, we know the steps to eliminate ignorance are massive.
I remember in undergraduate classes discussing this very issue. In that […]
Mar
13
Cuban Chapter 2- The Use of Instructional Television
March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
After looking at a variety of places throughout the country, this chapter summarizes what seemed to be happening with radio and film.
1. Instructional television occupies a tiny niche of the school day for the teachers who use it. Television has been and continues to be used as an accessory to rather than the primary vehicle for basic […]
Mar
13
Cuban Chapter 1-Film and Radio
March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Thomas Edison’s quote “the motion picture……will supplant largely, if not entirely, the use of textbooks” made me laugh out-loud when I read it. I work at a school that at one time did not use textbooks. How? You may ask. It was a top-down approach of lessons that were to come from a variety of resources, not […]
