I have really taken the previous post to heart I think there is a need to consider what is good and what isn’t. I think there is high potential for this first topic I am about to pursue to be one in which many will find fault. For that very reason, I am even more [...]
Archive for the ‘instruction’ Category
5 Aug
Globally Competetive or Globally Cooperative?
What a question! Here’s the definition of COMPETE: strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others who are trying to do the same. With that in mind, I say DON’T COMPETE! In fact, I would go as far as saying that any educator without a passion to cooperate in a [...]
21 Apr
Hijacking, Rain, and Posters
Well, I made it to DC! I’m not generally a nervous passenger on flights, but first news today: Plane Hijacking in the Bahamas! Naturally, I began brushing up on my “recover control of the plane” skills. My flight was uneventful, at best. But, now I find myself in a beautiful, historic, and wet capital city. [...]
25 Sep
Internet in Schools: An Asset or a Liability
That’s right. I’m going straight for the big topic today: the Internet. Please commence all screaming now and continue to read when composure is regained. I’m am of one opinion; I believe that the Internet is not evil. Yes, I know there is an entire world of BAD things, people, and such on the Web, [...]
26 Aug
Engaging Curriculum
What gets kids into it? Is there really a way to get students to buy in, whole-heartedly, to the content of the course? I think that this is an incredibly difficult question to answer. In fact, I think that really the only way to really answer that question is to consider another question.
25 Aug
Stagnant Teaching
What if teaching could be as engaging as we all want it to be? Yes, there are so many things that make people love teaching, but how many times do we set down and think, “Wow! I really love planning lessons… and dealing with behavior issues… and under, or over-involved parents.”
