tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post2118078760409192316..comments2024-03-26T23:57:42.268-04:00Comments on SpeEdChange: Schools that matterirasocolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-67114853444608055162012-03-02T15:20:25.236-05:002012-03-02T15:20:25.236-05:00You make a great point but I believe that schools ...You make a great point but I believe that schools should look at how each individual learns and not how "teens" learn. Teens shouldn't be seen as different from adults in the way they learn as if they are a different species.Gabenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-38457548826404411972011-10-06T18:47:28.866-04:002011-10-06T18:47:28.866-04:00Fabulous post. Why don't those who create the ...Fabulous post. Why don't those who create the curriculums understand this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-29889222639368823122011-10-02T16:17:52.802-04:002011-10-02T16:17:52.802-04:00Thanks for a fascinating, insightful post.
It'...Thanks for a fascinating, insightful post.<br /><br />It's unfortunate that middle schools are still functioning bases on theories and assumptions that held maybe 25 years ago.<br /><br />Today, so much about what the "world" values has changed, in particular the tendency to focus on such narrow outcomes.<br /><br />As the world becomes more visual, more associative, and more "real-life" than ever, our kids are stuck in linear hell.Rachelhttp://teachingthefuture.net/?p=98noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-1241148655032541962011-10-01T19:16:48.473-04:002011-10-01T19:16:48.473-04:00We have enough adults, we have the spaces, we have...We have enough adults, we have the spaces, we have most of the tools necessary, and we have enough money. We just need to reorganize almost all of the junior highs in the country. We've been filling desks in classrooms in buildings in districts instead of starting with what and how a teenager learns.Dan McGuirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165245665212961209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-5496117409529289172011-10-01T14:33:31.942-04:002011-10-01T14:33:31.942-04:00"Teens take more risks not because they don&#..."Teens take more risks not because they don't understand the dangers but because they weigh risk versus reward differently: In situations where risk can get them something they want, they value the reward more heavily than adults do."<br />This one line explains so much of what has, as a member of the ancientry, vexed me about the teens I've worked with for the last 14 years. Thanks for a great post.Jim Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009536041571126749noreply@blogger.com