Comments on: Another Brick in the Wall http://www.durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/10/another-brick-in-the-wall/ Technology is neither the problem nor the solution. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:12:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karen Adkins http://www.durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/10/another-brick-in-the-wall/#comment-1233 Karen Adkins Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:18:30 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/?p=399#comment-1233 This story was really identifies some of the issues we have been discussing. Technology can be an answer for teachers, but it has to be utilized in a way that is relevant to the students. Students are taught to do just enough to pass. Those students who are interested in learning, many times are not meet with an atmosphere that fosters learning. The article mentions a student "overthinking" a question. It is a shame that overthinking is not required in many classes. Students are not asked to think. We can use what they love, technology, and challenge them to think. As he said, the real world is a part of the classroom now. We have to embrace that and adapt. This story was really identifies some of the issues we have been discussing. Technology can be an answer for teachers, but it has to be utilized in a way that is relevant to the students. Students are taught to do just enough to pass. Those students who are interested in learning, many times are not meet with an atmosphere that fosters learning. The article mentions a student “overthinking” a question. It is a shame that overthinking is not required in many classes. Students are not asked to think. We can use what they love, technology, and challenge them to think. As he said, the real world is a part of the classroom now. We have to embrace that and adapt.

]]> By: Shellae Peters http://www.durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/10/another-brick-in-the-wall/#comment-1232 Shellae Peters Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:55:02 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/?p=399#comment-1232 Sorry, I have spent the last 1 1/2 hours exploring this story and parent site. I love this. The video should be an eye opener for educators and encourage them to be innovative. We can't keep teaching the same stuff in the same old ways. The article gave me a glimpse into the life and mind of a truly concerned teacher. I thought the different perspectives brought out by the teacher and the TAs were exactly what many of us need to hear. Even in times when we think we are effective, this may be a deceptive view because more and more of our students are playing the "getting by" game. The World Simulation Project is definitely worth your time to check out. It goes back to the key points of learning--engagement through active involvement and important real world application. That is definitely a class that I would love to check out just for the fun of it. Oops. Did I just say class and fun in the same sentence. Point made. Sorry, I have spent the last 1 1/2 hours exploring this story and parent site. I love this. The video should be an eye opener for educators and encourage them to be innovative. We can’t keep teaching the same stuff in the same old ways. The article gave me a glimpse into the life and mind of a truly concerned teacher. I thought the different perspectives brought out by the teacher and the TAs were exactly what many of us need to hear. Even in times when we think we are effective, this may be a deceptive view because more and more of our students are playing the “getting by” game.

The World Simulation Project is definitely worth your time to check out. It goes back to the key points of learning–engagement through active involvement and important real world application. That is definitely a class that I would love to check out just for the fun of it. Oops. Did I just say class and fun in the same sentence. Point made.

]]> By: monica http://www.durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/10/another-brick-in-the-wall/#comment-1231 monica Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:31:57 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/?p=399#comment-1231 How does that translate into an elementary classroom? When do we stop teaching students how to learn by giving them tools and start teaching them to think and problem solve? We rush through each educational day trying to cover the content....kids don't have a chance to really think about the issues we raise....how do we get off the hamster wheel and do our kids justice? How does that translate into an elementary classroom? When do we stop teaching students how to learn by giving them tools and start teaching them to think and problem solve? We rush through each educational day trying to cover the content….kids don’t have a chance to really think about the issues we raise….how do we get off the hamster wheel and do our kids justice?

]]> By: Latisha Howard http://www.durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/10/another-brick-in-the-wall/#comment-1230 Latisha Howard Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:54:33 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/?p=399#comment-1230 The video that was in the essay was very interesting. We really have to re-think the way we are teaching. We should focus on teaching students how to be problem solvers and not on memorizing content. At the beginning of the year, My superintendent showed all the teachers in the district a video similar to this. It said that we need to be preparing students to solve problems that do not even exist yet The video that was in the essay was very interesting. We really have to re-think the way we are teaching. We should focus on teaching students how to be problem solvers and not on memorizing content. At the beginning of the year, My superintendent showed all the teachers in the district a video similar to this. It said that we need to be preparing students to solve problems that do not even exist yet

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