Comments on: What if we listened? http://cbhspeertutoring.edublogs.org/2008/07/23/what-if-we-listened/ A place where learning and joy are equally valued Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:34:48 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: satnamkev http://cbhspeertutoring.edublogs.org/2008/07/23/what-if-we-listened/comment-page-1/#comment-11 satnamkev Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:47:53 +0000 http://cbhspeertutoring.edublogs.org/?p=20#comment-11 Great read of my post! The students and teachers should not be blamed for sure. We as I wrote refers to the corporate structure in DC that shapes educational. The machine I suppose. Great read of my post! The students and teachers should not be blamed for sure. We as I wrote refers to the corporate structure in DC that shapes educational. The machine I suppose.

]]> By: cyreneslegona http://cbhspeertutoring.edublogs.org/2008/07/23/what-if-we-listened/comment-page-1/#comment-10 cyreneslegona Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:52:52 +0000 http://cbhspeertutoring.edublogs.org/?p=20#comment-10 "If we in American public education continue to drag our heels and cover our ears like children we’d better start learning to speak Hindi and Chinese. The wheels on the bus go round and round and the world is flat." Who are the "we" that are doing the heel dragging, in your opinion? I agree that students are being given a disadvantage if they are not given access to essential 21st century learning tools. Sometimes I think it is the political structure, the education system, the local wallets, those who think "if it was good enough for me, it is good enough for them," - I just know that too often the students loose and they are criticized for a situation that is not their doing. ??? “If we in American public education continue to drag our heels and cover our ears like children we’d better start learning to speak Hindi and Chinese. The wheels on the bus go round and round and the world is flat.”

Who are the “we” that are doing the heel dragging, in your opinion? I agree that students are being given a disadvantage if they are not given access to essential 21st century learning tools. Sometimes I think it is the political structure, the education system, the local wallets, those who think “if it was good enough for me, it is good enough for them,” – I just know that too often the students loose and they are criticized for a situation that is not their doing.

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]]> By: Wendy Drexler http://cbhspeertutoring.edublogs.org/2008/07/23/what-if-we-listened/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Wendy Drexler Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:58:02 +0000 http://cbhspeertutoring.edublogs.org/?p=20#comment-5 I like the way you refer to the new technologies as the means rather than the end. I completely agree. Somehow, we have to facilitate the paradigm shift in our colleagues who are not quite there yet. I feel like the wheels turn so slowly. I'm always impressed with the teachers I meet from Maine. It seems like things are moving along there at breakneck speed compared to most of the country. Keep up the great thinking! I like the way you refer to the new technologies as the means rather than the end. I completely agree. Somehow, we have to facilitate the paradigm shift in our colleagues who are not quite there yet. I feel like the wheels turn so slowly. I’m always impressed with the teachers I meet from Maine. It seems like things are moving along there at breakneck speed compared to most of the country. Keep up the great thinking!

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