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Re: How to make a great topic boring

karoli — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:13:40 -0000

Hi Sara,

No, the entire trimester was dedicated to cursive practice, definitions lookups, and really very little technology education. It was more like a "survey of technology in essay form".

But I disagree with you on the 'perfect introductory lesson' part, or at least part of it. In a technology class, shouldn't the intro have been written on the computer? Why handwritten?

Re: How to make a great topic boring

Sara — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:54:55 -0000

I think this would be the perfect introductory lesson to a class in which the aforementioned digital topics would then be introduced. But I take it this teacher had no such agenda...?

Re: How to make a great topic boring

Deirdre — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 14:33:40 -0000

I feel like I have spend the last 30 years fighting with the educational system both as a teacher and as a parent. I was lucky to have attended an experimental high school in the '60's that used a lot of media. I then attended a unique teacher training course in the '70's, only to discover that the vast majority of schools were obsessed with pen and paper, rote learning.
I consistently see teachers not giving students credit for what they can create, for what they can add to the educational environment. Are teachers so afraid of their students out teaching them!

Re: How to make a great topic boring

ElenaW — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 20:58:17 -0000

When will the critical mass of educators "get it"??? This is not 1975! Cursive and not keying???I hope your daughter is able to restrain herself.

Re: How to make a great topic boring

Deb — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 16:54:07 -0000

How sad is this! I think we are limited by a few things...first, limits set by contractual agreements that the minority force the majority to adhere to. Second, limited access to computer labs to encourage those few students without the means or access to IT to succeed. Third, teacher fear of not being the sage on the stage and unable to let control slip from their grasp. Fourth, curriuculum anxiety...."I must ram this rigourous curriculum into those poor students".

Donna, I join you with AAARGH!

Re: How to make a great topic boring

Donna — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:45:34 -0000

I only have one thing to say:

AAARGH!!!