tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post3223240745455754498..comments2024-03-26T23:57:42.268-04:00Comments on SpeEdChange: If school isn't for collaborating, why does anyone come?irasocolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-84104848560917839152011-09-28T18:59:26.451-04:002011-09-28T18:59:26.451-04:00I observed in a 2nd grade classroom the other day ...I observed in a 2nd grade classroom the other day where there were no desks at all! The students sat in groups at large tables, with their supplies in small tubs attached under the tables. Even during individual work time, such as work sheets, they were able to talk to each other and help each other. They were all so happy and busy, it was amazing!Miss Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04409220869471005923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-53397399149506781232011-09-25T14:18:30.482-04:002011-09-25T14:18:30.482-04:00The real key to doing this - and it can be done- i...The real key to doing this - and it can be done- is understanding that we are not in charge of children's learning - they are.<br /><br />Teachers can facilitate, encourage, guide, assist, but they cannot make a child learn.<br /><br />(Actually, Montessori schools that stick to traditional Montessori philosophy are already like you describe above.<br /><br />Montessori mentions the exact same issues you discuss, and she wrote it in the early 1900s. When will we learn?!)Rachelhttp://teachingthefuture.net/?page_id=1005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-3339824057348422152011-09-20T11:30:55.424-04:002011-09-20T11:30:55.424-04:00Dear Mr. Ira Socol,
I do love the concept that yo...Dear Mr. Ira Socol,<br /><br />I do love the concept that you bring forth, but it is mere theory and there is nothing that I can hang my hat on. How do you implement this in a school that does not have the resources to cope? How do you take a school that dose not have the space or money to create learning spaces as decadent as you propose...the corporation are making the billions and at the expense of their workers and the rest of society can provide lavish environments, while schools can't even furnish themselves with the proper resources needed to get anywhere close. Maybe we should start influencing the businesses to give back and to provide for those environments that you believe are necessary. I also have seen very few workplaces that prescribe to such models...it is where we should be going, but are not there yet!<br /><br />Alien endeavors can create a fruitful end product...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-58639623437348261742011-09-17T21:07:37.136-04:002011-09-17T21:07:37.136-04:00I can't even make this up...I know teachers wh...I can't even make this up...I know teachers who make these wooden barriers that they put on desks so that one kid can't see the other when they work. One teacher is improving his by making them higher this year.paul bogushhttp://paulbogush.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-21620128476389608482011-09-14T11:14:21.044-04:002011-09-14T11:14:21.044-04:00Brilliant! This I will share as widely as possible...Brilliant! This I will share as widely as possible!sensor63https://www.blogger.com/profile/11879294013686784713noreply@blogger.com