Richardson talks about two schools of thought when it comes to the education system. The first school, pardon the pun, is focused on helping students learn to take and succeed on standardized tests that are used to compare our nation's educational system to other nations'. I think that in some ways these tests are enormously helpful in giving us a way to measure success of different teaching systems. However, I feel that this method of teaching does a poor job in preparing the next generation for the new world that is growing around us. The second school focuses on teaching students to thrive in a world of information abundance where skills like networking, critical thinking and creativity are valued much higher than recall and test-taking skill. Students should be taught to add to add to the world by creating, analyzing and experimenting
Will Richardson raises some very powerful points in his essay "Why School?" School is an institution that seems to be falling behind the new developments in our society and the changes that are taking place in the world around us. I think that one of the more perplexing questions that I face (and I imagine many of my colleagues have the same issue) is what to do with technology use, especially smartphones, in the classroom. Richardson brings up the very valid point that school is the only place where students can't take out their devices and answer the questions everywhere around them. I'm not sure I know what to do with this information yet but I think that does a great job of reinforcing the general idea of this text: schools are currently creating situations in which students are asked to solve questions that they no longer need to be able to answer- Google can do it for them.
Richardson talks about two schools of thought when it comes to the education system. The first school, pardon the pun, is focused on helping students learn to take and succeed on standardized tests that are used to compare our nation's educational system to other nations'. I think that in some ways these tests are enormously helpful in giving us a way to measure success of different teaching systems. However, I feel that this method of teaching does a poor job in preparing the next generation for the new world that is growing around us. The second school focuses on teaching students to thrive in a world of information abundance where skills like networking, critical thinking and creativity are valued much higher than recall and test-taking skill. Students should be taught to add to add to the world by creating, analyzing and experimenting
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Mr. T,
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Edgar Ayala
2/1/2015 12:02:18 pm
Hello Robert,
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Jessica Martin
2/2/2015 06:45:07 am
Mr. Terrill,
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I also struggle about how technology should be applied to classroom use. Students have access to an abundance of information. However, how can technology sharpen critical think skills and allow to students to apply information to in-depth analysis? This seems to be where students are lacking, but not lacking for sources of information.
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Mr. TerrillI began teaching in 2015. While I majored in Chemistry I was given the chance to teach AP Physics 1 my first year. I haven't looked back yet. Archives
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