Comments on: Rethinking Schools http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/rethinking-schools/ Learning with the Read/Write Web Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech » Going back to the one room school http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/rethinking-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-6185 Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech » Going back to the one room school Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:48:33 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/rethinking-schools/#comment-6185 [...] Harold Jarche, via Will Richardson, talks about the value and possibilties of small schools in his post Small Schools, Loosely Joined. The points I found most compelling were [...] [...] Harold Jarche, via Will Richardson, talks about the value and possibilties of small schools in his post Small Schools, Loosely Joined. The points I found most compelling were [...]

]]> By: Roger Taylor http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/rethinking-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-6110 Roger Taylor Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:56:10 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/rethinking-schools/#comment-6110 That's an interesting comment, Andrew. It's funny to hear all of you speak about early grades this way when I found the exact same thing in my collegiate experience. I had to jump through hoops last year to get an independent study project set up. When I did, I learned far more than I ever did in any classroom or lecture hall. I appreciated my professors' expertise and teaching skills, but there was simply more to be learned by going out and doing my own research. That’s an interesting comment, Andrew. It’s funny to hear all of you speak about early grades this way when I found the exact same thing in my collegiate experience. I had to jump through hoops last year to get an independent study project set up. When I did, I learned far more than I ever did in any classroom or lecture hall. I appreciated my professors’ expertise and teaching skills, but there was simply more to be learned by going out and doing my own research.

]]> By: Learning Is Messy - Blog » Blog Archive » Society May Be Willing To Invest In Children If They Are Seen As An Immediate Value To Society http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/rethinking-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-6109 Learning Is Messy - Blog » Blog Archive » Society May Be Willing To Invest In Children If They Are Seen As An Immediate Value To Society Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:39:15 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/rethinking-schools/#comment-6109 [...] We of the edbloggosphere have bemoaned the snail’s pace progress in educational change. One of the issues I believe is that kids are perceived by society as only having the potential to contribute to society sometime in the future. If kids were appreciated for what they can contribute now, and that “contribution” was valued by society, perhaps society would be more willing to “invest” more substantially in them at an earlier age. One of the transformative aspects of technology is that it allows students to produce finished products that others have access to and can use: Other students, other members of the local community and members of the global community. [...] [...] We of the edbloggosphere have bemoaned the snail’s pace progress in educational change. One of the issues I believe is that kids are perceived by society as only having the potential to contribute to society sometime in the future. If kids were appreciated for what they can contribute now, and that “contribution” was valued by society, perhaps society would be more willing to “invest” more substantially in them at an earlier age. One of the transformative aspects of technology is that it allows students to produce finished products that others have access to and can use: Other students, other members of the local community and members of the global community. [...]

]]> By: Andrew Pass http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/rethinking-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-6106 Andrew Pass Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:58:43 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/rethinking-schools/#comment-6106 I think you raise a good suggestion. I'm teaching a religious school class of 5th graders this year in which I've given my students the objectives and the resources for learning the material that they need to learn. I simply let them learn. While they are learning I walk around and support their learning, maybe asking questions, sometimes praising them and sometimes reminding them to work. Imagine a situation in which every school had informal learning, which simultaneously promotes socialization. Furthermore, with informal learning it's easier to teach multiple age groups. Do you think it's easier to do this in a one room school-house? Andrew Pass http://www.Pass-Ed.com/blogger.html I think you raise a good suggestion. I’m teaching a religious school class of 5th graders this year in which I’ve given my students the objectives and the resources for learning the material that they need to learn. I simply let them learn. While they are learning I walk around and support their learning, maybe asking questions, sometimes praising them and sometimes reminding them to work. Imagine a situation in which every school had informal learning, which simultaneously promotes socialization. Furthermore, with informal learning it’s easier to teach multiple age groups. Do you think it’s easier to do this in a one room school-house?

Andrew Pass
http://www.Pass-Ed.com/blogger.html

]]> By: Jude http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/rethinking-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-6105 Jude Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:31:36 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/rethinking-schools/#comment-6105 Even if most children could walk to school, which is certainly true in my small town, most parents would drive them. I speak from experience since I seem to be the only parent who walks with my children to events (they're in middle school). At the moment, my kids' public school has finally started a genuine gifted and talented program within the confines of the regular classroom and it's great--they're actually getting to do more challenging work without an increased workload. It's as though they're in a school within a school. Even if most children could walk to school, which is certainly true in my small town, most parents would drive them. I speak from experience since I seem to be the only parent who walks with my children to events (they’re in middle school).

At the moment, my kids’ public school has finally started a genuine gifted and talented program within the confines of the regular classroom and it’s great–they’re actually getting to do more challenging work without an increased workload. It’s as though they’re in a school within a school.

]]> By: Harold Jarche http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/rethinking-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-6104 Harold Jarche Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:17:08 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/rethinking-schools/#comment-6104 Thanks, Will. I also came across this democratic school which recently opened in our region - http://www.fairfieldschool.org/ It's based on the Sudbury Valley School, in Framingham Massachusetts; do you know of it? Thanks, Will. I also came across this democratic school which recently opened in our region – http://www.fairfieldschool.org/
It’s based on the Sudbury Valley School, in Framingham Massachusetts; do you know of it?

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