This video tells us, as teachers, we must prepare our students to be lifelong learners. Students must learn they will likely have many different jobs in their lifetimes and they will need to learn and develop skills continually. They must also be aware there are other people in the world, who would be happy to learn new skills and do the work if they don't want to.
I agree with ifg in that we need to encourage students to be lifelong learners. Technology is increasing exponentially, and in order to survive students will need to constantly be learning. Also, since careers are becoming much more global, our students are going to need to have top notch skills in all areas in order to compete.
This is a provocative video and well worth the watching. I agree with ifg and staci that we as educators need to create life-long learners. We need to help students understand how to deal with change, not an easy process for most of us. We also need to have students understand how to problem solve. This involves creating lessons that help students through a process that leads to a conclusion. And we need to help students learn to love learning, by making lessons fun, interesting, and meaningful.
Excuse me, but the post from jim is from patty w. I don't know how his name got on this blog. He's my husband and I may have to post under his name from now on. Sorry for the confusion.
/Shift Happens I had to watch the video three times to take in all the mind boggling information that it shared. (Amazing how the haunting music added to its impact.) Countries have always been in competition. I remember the impact of Sputnik (even though I was very young) and how the finger of blame was pointed at the American educational system for not keeping up with the Russians. Some said that the physical sciences were affected in a positive manner after that and the space race became a true competition. Shift happening! Facts such as these in the video (and I’m assuming that they are true facts although I’m not sure if just anybody put anything they want on YouTube) are a wake up call. I’m thinking about my daughter in college and how she’s on her second laptop because her first wasn’t up to par with the ones a year and a half ago. And how the 3rd graders were working on power point presentations today when I subbed for the computer teacher. When I started teaching there were no classroom computers. The world is a changin’ and we all need to keep up or get lost in the dust- as individuals and as a country. I think the AHA statement for me was the statement that students today will need to solve problems in the future that we don’t even know exist yet! These students, I feel, are technologically savvy and possibly because of peer pressure, will keep up with all the latest that technology has to offer. It’s their window to the world, their communication, information and recreational source. I don’t have any fears that most students today will lose the desire to keep a strong connection to our globalized world. So, how to educate students for this globalized world, you ask? Teaching the skill of problem solving and allowing students to “practice” that skill in a variety of situations. Every subject is able to incorporate this into its curriculum (which helps with the defense for keeping the arts in schools). This, I feel is a positive step in the right direction for educators.
I have seen similar presentations. I remember when people were saying that the U.S. would have to watch out for Japan. Now it's China and India. We had a speaker one year that said Chinese students learned their curriculum in Chinese in the morning, then learned the same curriculum in English in the after noon. That would be why they will be the largest English speaking country. Shift certainly does happen, yet we (the United States) are stuck in our old curriculum.
The math curriculum in the United States needs to change if we want to keep up with the leading countries. We have the problem that our curriculum is a mile wide and an inch deep. Why don't we take a topic and teach it all the way through mastery at the appropriate age level? Shift needs to happen!
Right now in Algebra, I have more concepts to teach in a year than days to teach. Let's not forget that I need to find time to evaluate the students, try to do projects, review and give time for the WKCE and reteach when students are having trouble. It is time for change.
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This video tells us, as teachers, we must prepare our students to be lifelong learners. Students must learn they will likely have many different jobs in their lifetimes and they will need to learn and develop skills continually. They must also be aware there are other people in the world, who would be happy to learn new skills and do the work if they don't want to.
I agree with ifg in that we need to encourage students to be lifelong learners. Technology is increasing exponentially, and in order to survive students will need to constantly be learning. Also, since careers are becoming much more global, our students are going to need to have top notch skills in all areas in order to compete.
This is a provocative video and well worth the watching. I agree with ifg and staci that we as educators need to create life-long learners. We need to help students understand how to deal with change, not an easy process for most of us. We also need to have students understand how to problem solve. This involves creating lessons that help students through a process that leads to a conclusion. And we need to help students learn to love learning, by making lessons fun, interesting, and meaningful.
Excuse me, but the post from jim is from patty w. I don't know how his name got on this blog. He's my husband and I may have to post under his name from now on. Sorry for the confusion.
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/Shift Happens
I had to watch the video three times to take in all the mind boggling information that it shared. (Amazing how the haunting music added to its impact.) Countries have always been in competition. I remember the impact of Sputnik (even though I was very young) and how the finger of blame was pointed at the American educational system for not keeping up with the Russians. Some said that the physical sciences were affected in a positive manner after that and the space race became a true competition. Shift happening! Facts such as these in the video (and I’m assuming that they are true facts although I’m not sure if just anybody put anything they want on YouTube) are a wake up call. I’m thinking about my daughter in college and how she’s on her second laptop because her first wasn’t up to par with the ones a year and a half ago. And how the 3rd graders were working on power point presentations today when I subbed for the computer teacher. When I started teaching there were no classroom computers. The world is a changin’ and we all need to keep up or get lost in the dust- as individuals and as a country. I think the AHA statement for me was the statement that students today will need to solve problems in the future that we don’t even know exist yet! These students, I feel, are technologically savvy and possibly because of peer pressure, will keep up with all the latest that technology has to offer. It’s their window to the world, their communication, information and recreational source. I don’t have any fears that most students today will lose the desire to keep a strong connection to our globalized world. So, how to educate students for this globalized world, you ask? Teaching the skill of problem solving and allowing students to “practice” that skill in a variety of situations. Every subject is able to incorporate this into its curriculum (which helps with the defense for keeping the arts in schools). This, I feel is a positive step in the right direction for educators.
I have seen similar presentations. I remember when people were saying that the U.S. would have to watch out for Japan. Now it's China and India. We had a speaker one year that said Chinese students learned their curriculum in Chinese in the morning, then learned the same curriculum in English in the after noon. That would be why they will be the largest English speaking country. Shift certainly does happen, yet we (the United States) are stuck in our old curriculum.
The math curriculum in the United States needs to change if we want to keep up with the leading countries. We have the problem that our curriculum is a mile wide and an inch deep. Why don't we take a topic and teach it all the way through mastery at the appropriate age level? Shift needs to happen!
Right now in Algebra, I have more concepts to teach in a year than days to teach. Let's not forget that I need to find time to evaluate the students, try to do projects, review and give time for the WKCE and reteach when students are having trouble. It is time for change.
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