tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069794446912871268.post4966833775781743366..comments2010-04-11T12:31:48.820-07:00Comments on Paul's Path 2 Principalship w/ JHU/ISTE: Why Do We Go to School?Paul Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15041599372911766438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069794446912871268.post-58560572876264112352010-01-26T16:38:32.672-08:002010-01-26T16:38:32.672-08:00Paul - thank you for sharing your thoughts on the ...Paul - thank you for sharing your thoughts on the purpose of school and how and what students should learn. I’m sorry that my comments did not post originally - it was my error (I don’t think I verified my Google account properly). As far as why students go to school - I am fairly certain that many of our students are not sure why they are there. I spend much of my time in struggling high schools and I hear over and over again from kids that they don’t see the point in going to school or how it relates to their life. Sadly, this is as why try to council kids into not dropping out.<br /><br />I also like your thoughts on the importance of process over content. We can get very caught up in the “stuff” and forget about the bigger more global skills of thinking, problem solving, and communicating. One of the concepts of curriculum that we will discuss later in this course is enduring understandings - what is it 1 week, 1 month, 1 year and 20 years from now that we want students to remember about the content. What are the big picture concepts.<br /><br />It sounds like you have an exciting opportunity this semester - I wish you much luck and learning on this journey!<br /><br />LeeannUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012897620931051189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069794446912871268.post-31281964085622169852010-01-22T16:19:28.415-08:002010-01-22T16:19:28.415-08:00Paul,
Great post, as always! I like how you comme...Paul,<br /><br />Great post, as always! I like how you comment on the "process" of learning and not just the content. In perfect timing, I just received my L&L journal today and there is an article on "Do Students Need to Memorize Facts in the Digital Age," and while I have not read it yet, it sounds like the author is also questioning content v. process!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your ideas!Andrea Christmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708535087949160210noreply@blogger.com