Wednesday, February 10, 2010

It Is All About Instinct...

Sun set on Lake


Wiki Never Know-

Do an online search and Wikipedia will be on the top of the list. Clever idea, every one can contribute to the article, but is what you read the whole truth? Is appears that the editors of some of the post are people with motives. Sure, I would not want something negative about me on the web, but at the same time people/companies should live exactly the way they would want to be written about. If anyone can change a post, who better then the company that is getting a bad image from what someone else perceives as the truth? Now that tracking is available to see who changes what, it is more evident that the content of Wikipedia is not reliable and should not be used as a source of reliable information.

An Important Decision-

We have chosen the profession of teaching, the reasons are diverse, but to all of us something in the classroom calls us. I can not help, but to think of how often I see my own children being taught to take a test.Not the who, what, when, where or why, just the right answers to the questions. It is truly about listening to the students and working with them so they understand what they are taught. I once had an instructor who said, "Knowledge with out understanding is dangerous". Part of the real danger can be on the part of the teacher. We have tons of knowledge but do we understand how to teach what we know? Can we communicate in a way the student understand? Each and every student! Can we be flexible and not expect perfection. The students work hard and they are just as disappointed when they fall short of a goal as we are when this happens. Use all the tools available, including computers and great strides will occur in the hunger of understanding. We should never stop learning, new things happen every day, the world is always changing! The one thing we should never forget is to continuously listen to the students. We can accomplish all the desired goals if we listen. We can understand what the student needs in all areas, mind, body and soul.

5 comments:

  1. " 'Knowledge with out understanding is dangerous'. Part of the real danger can be on the part of the teacher." I've just been Tweeting back and forth about truth. It is not in Twitter. It is not in the Encyclopedia Britannica. It is not in our, or any culture's, lexicon of truth. It is not in Wikipedia. It is not even in what I say or think or do. So what is truth? You have raised some very important questions. My response is turn your brain on, keep your eyes open and make you best case. But be ready to change, to learn.

    I use Wikipedia all the time. I am just cautious with living persons/entities/corporations. Generally, Wikipedia is an excellent, quick resource. You just have to keep your eyes open and your brain on. EVERYONE has a slant they are trying to sell you. Even me. So question everything!

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  3. The part of the post -'An important decision is based off what I read/ summarized about
    Mr. McClung's post. He has much information to share, which should be common sense. Yet, the sorry truth is common sense is not very common anymore! Everyone who has influence in teaching or leading kids should take in to account what he has to say. His blog can be found at-
    http://tinyurl.com/yzykr5t

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  4. Ooooh... Nice post. It's true. The foundation is the path to knowledge. If the only thing they are being taught is how to ace the test ahead of them, they're not being taught anything really. It's just a really long lectured study guide. The goal is to make an impact, not show them the answers to a test that has absolutely no relevance to them. And we can't figure out what has relevance to them if we aren't willing to hear them out. Great job!

    This is the first blog that I have been truly impressed with since we stqarted this assignment. Keep up the good work.

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  5. Now we've got a conversation going. Wonderful!

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