tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post5954245207761857472..comments2023-10-26T04:38:06.297-04:00Comments on TeachPaperless: 21 Things That Will Become Obsolete in Education by 2020Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14091328599818819777noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-3191398152619321912012-04-03T09:00:07.100-04:002012-04-03T09:00:07.100-04:00I work for a very small organization that tries to...I work for a very small organization that tries to be very selective regarding the young college grads that we hire. I graduated from high school in 1985. How can it be that I am significantly better educated than, not only most of the young people that apply, but most of the ones that we actually hire (i.e., the best that we can find)? It seems to me that this is the issue that matters. We need to start with addressing how to educate people well, and then we can consider what that would mean in terms of the evolution of schools as we know them today. Otherwise, we will simply perpetuate what we apparently have already been doing -- abdicating our responsibility to facilitate the development of young minds. According to my (admittedly subjective) observations, the diminishing quality of education seems to correlate with the encroachment of technology into the classroom. Until such technology can be scientifically established to facilitate cognitive (or moral, or emotional) development, it'll just be another shiny gizmo that well-meaning people will throw at a complex problem that they don't know how to address. A couple of final notes:<br />1) I realized as a senior in high school that I wasn't learning from the teacher, I was learning from the textbook. That was the most important single lesson that I ever learned. So after that I didn't really need the teacher or the school, but experience suggests that not everyone learns that way.<br />2) I use a lot of scratch paper at work while working on problems. It's the contemporary analog (in my milieu) for doing homework. I believe that, far from declaring that rough notation (on paper) and homework are obsolete, rather they should be stressed as key parts of the learning process. Otherwise we will continue to promote doing (clicking here, seeing this, experiencing that) over actual thinking.Will Montgomerynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-16343887419877976842012-03-23T23:39:27.958-04:002012-03-23T23:39:27.958-04:00Not if they can help it!Not if they can help it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-43596212821532468472012-03-19T10:51:09.562-04:002012-03-19T10:51:09.562-04:00@Anonymous from Mar 17 -- This post was written ba...@Anonymous from Mar 17 -- This post was written back in 2009; at the time I was in my seventh year of full-time classroom teaching. I was at a Catholic high school in northern Maryland where our 1:1 initiative had begun around 2004. I am currently co-directing a program to bring tech and innovation to public school students in Baltimore City.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091328599818819777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-26028096604538322352012-03-19T10:38:46.258-04:002012-03-19T10:38:46.258-04:00...And cars will hover in 2010 to save rubber cons......And cars will hover in 2010 to save rubber consumption. BTW I'm in the IT Dept. and yes we will become obsolete. Pay in our field is pathetic at best. Next time your iPad breaks, try and find someone in your IT Dept. to take it apart. Disposable computing is the new norm and much more sufficient. Completely agree with the above poster as many of our pc's in our system are around 10 years old. Agree with all the REALISTIC posters on here, list is nothing more than "just for fun" with the exception of a few of the standardized testing items that are already on the verge of decimation and proven unworthyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-79703495844144716192012-03-18T06:19:21.743-04:002012-03-18T06:19:21.743-04:00Great list of things that might just turn out to b...Great list of things that might just turn out to be true!teachertequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16041972833690199852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-90280433845161652352012-03-17T11:58:37.939-04:002012-03-17T11:58:37.939-04:00Wow, that is some of the most worthless opining I&...Wow, that is some of the most worthless opining I've ever read. I'm curious what middle school or high school students Mr. Blake-Plock works with on a daily basis?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-20133617377521518192012-03-17T10:00:11.233-04:002012-03-17T10:00:11.233-04:00I teach Tech to 6th graders. While I love tech and...I teach Tech to 6th graders. While I love tech and all it has to offer, the kids don't know how to use it, they don't even know what a search engine is or a web browser. These are kids who have smart phones, text, have their own ipads and computers, and come from middle class and wealthy families. We're fooling ourselves if we think this is a tech savvy generation, all they know is tech, but they are missing a ton of general learning skills and knowledge. Kids don't even know how to socialize and bullying has increased exponentially. Tech is good, but too much of a good thing has bitter consequences. The author of this post is missing real world experience and spouting off things they wish to see rather than the reality that we have a problem with education today that Tech won't be able to fix. Also, we make no reference to schools and to students who can't afford these things ... the gap will only widen between the poor and the well to do ... thanks a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-89985997074352226502012-03-07T20:49:45.655-05:002012-03-07T20:49:45.655-05:00I am aware of all the above and have in varying de...I am aware of all the above and have in varying degrees used the lot or worked towards assuming the lot over the last 30 years of teaching - technology is for example taking up more space in class and in my everyday.Ipad, iphone, PC wireless, utube, and the rest are part of everyday life. So we talk of students learning differently, but whilst we have the present education system nothing will happen. Practically, when I am teaching 8 out of 9 periods a day, teaching level 8/9/10/11/12 high school students, seeing students at lunchtime and during the morning break, during which time I may also be constructing new and innovative ways of delivering tomorrows lesson through the available new teaching platforms, running debating after school and during the season (two terms) out twice a week at night till 9 or 10 pm, running after school extension classes on a Thursday afternoon, keeping up with ongoing pedagogical issues, at present at PhD level, (god I love that word pedagogy, when someone says it it begin to look closely at the speaker, it covers so many bases and one may say evils). It all means that a Friday night is longed for and my Sundays are marking days, which may the good lord help me, I also look forward to as I cannot possibly get it done during the week. There is not a job like it and I enjoy my students work and teaching. However, throwing lists at me and my fellow journeymen and women is worse than useless - and again, may the creator help me, I am writing this as I mark student papers. We are on the cusp of a new era, we cannot create this new world with the same tools that were in existence when the old world came into existence (about two years ago) May the force be with us. But for goodness sake let's get real.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-44665488148054174202011-12-12T11:26:44.638-05:002011-12-12T11:26:44.638-05:00By 2020, we'll have realized without any more ...By 2020, we'll have realized without any more doubt or debate just how damaging and shortsighted our neglect of these issues we've been. Here's my prediction of something that will become obsolete by 2020: schools and curricula that (to steal a phrase from David Orr) "equip[s] people merely to be more effective vandals of the earth."<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Pier, <br /><a href="http://blastreviews.com/far-cry-3-review.php" rel="nofollow">far cry 3 complete review</a>PierMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01725393731751762606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-5475428225833477972011-12-02T15:05:15.597-05:002011-12-02T15:05:15.597-05:00Great list can't wait to see how much is true....Great list can't wait to see how much is true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-46805666258443792582011-11-23T04:02:34.717-05:002011-11-23T04:02:34.717-05:00Thanks for your post
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Interesting read: http://transitionvoice.com/2011/09/energy-literacy-is-the-education-we-need/#comment-2175Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-8736628859224791112011-08-22T02:59:52.094-04:002011-08-22T02:59:52.094-04:00I have to admit I didn't read all 87 comments ...I have to admit I didn't read all 87 comments but I did do a search :-) One more thing that will be obsolete: MEETINGS - what a waste of time (in their present configuration)Vance Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294855844850896487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-19505541127922018242011-07-25T17:30:48.943-04:002011-07-25T17:30:48.943-04:00There are a lot of issues that I am glad were post...There are a lot of issues that I am glad were posted by various readers. We have a tech committee at our school that is considering the 5 year plan (let alone a 20 year plan) on what our tech needs might be for our students, parents and faculty. We are not a public school, and so get to move through bureaucracy faster. We will consider:<br /><br />1. Digital Access for all: We have a mission to serve any student no matter their economic background, and so can avoid the digital divide for those who wish to attend our school. But for the students of our country, this needs attention.<br /><br />2. Regarding our environment: we cannot make tech absolute. It is natural resource dependent. The lights will go out one day, then what? Not to mention the social injustices and human rights violations due to the excavation of coltan, which our cell phones cannot live without? 80% of the world's known coltan supply is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which the UN says is subject to "highly organized and systematic exploitation." (http://www.cellular-news.com/coltan/)<br /><br />3.In addition, the social capital of our school community cannot be underestimated: students are human beings learning to be the best human beings they can be. This is done through relationships with other human beings, not computers.<br /><br />While technology progresses at light speed, nature has taught that most changes occur over time. Love the posts. Please keep the conversation alive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-45780761812087285152011-06-28T04:25:31.205-04:002011-06-28T04:25:31.205-04:00The studying coach is very good and subject is ver...The studying coach is very good and subject is very useful...<br /><br /><a href="http://sriyaditha.com/" rel="nofollow">Studies</a>harshinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121525516822993286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-46055150331082286242011-06-16T11:55:24.992-04:002011-06-16T11:55:24.992-04:00Was glad to see a couple of comments toward the bo...Was glad to see a couple of comments toward the bottom of this string that brought up the dark underbelly of our growing technology fetish . . . issues of sustainability and of our student's accelerating separation from the environment. Should we be concerned that the 21st Century Education movement’s energetic embrace of technology will only further push our students into the virtual world and disconnect them from the real?<br /><br />By 2020, we'll have realized without any more doubt or debate just how damaging and shortsighted our neglect of these issues we've been. Here's my prediction of something that will become obsolete by 2020: schools and curricula that (to steal a phrase from David Orr) "equip[s] people merely to be more effective vandals of the earth."<br /><br />http://clarkbeast.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/missing-the-real-forest-for-the-digital-trees/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-2944745068164601872011-06-15T08:02:32.383-04:002011-06-15T08:02:32.383-04:00No doubt, it,s so interested post, keep postingNo doubt, it,s so interested post, keep postingGet a Bloghttp://www.u-blog.conoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-1630990825754461322011-05-24T13:16:17.759-04:002011-05-24T13:16:17.759-04:00Really interest entry!
Keep doing!Really interest entry!<br /><br />Keep doing!Diegohttp://www.medicamentos-vardenafil.com/vardenafil-quimica.aspnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-16685607563135356152011-03-19T00:13:44.109-04:002011-03-19T00:13:44.109-04:00I agree with Audrey that educational technologies ...I agree with Audrey that educational technologies can be usurped by powers that seek to diminish public education for reasons she mentions. For instance, I'm concerned about Bill Gates' foray into education, pushing high tech methods and blaming the problems on bad teachers. He's given a lot of support to the www.khanacademy.org (which is pretty cool), however, Bill Gates labels it the "future of education." That is, students watching teaching videos on laptops. Then you might only need a low paid education assistant to facilitate. It's a new technology, but a century backwards in terms of educational psychology, just one talking person drawing on a blackboard (except in this case he uses some fancy colours). <br /><br />I like technology. I'm able to have a year-round paperless classroom, but I fear that this exciting technology could be used to serve the dark side.Tim Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13189113486713930473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-13411566543835293482011-03-18T05:53:46.827-04:002011-03-18T05:53:46.827-04:00The biggest problem among many with your assessmen...The biggest problem among many with your assessment is that once education is a video delivered system (oh the desks will still be there), the state can create a curriculum that limits vision to a single narrative. To imagine that the state would not do exactly that is naive in the extreme. The world isn't available for everyone's success. Look around you. It's a pyramid and in order to keep the largest portion of the population in place, you need them to be compliant. <br /><br />Young entrepreneurial teachers at the top of the food chain are all about their contribution to education via zuckerberg fueled start up fantasies and it's a whole new world paradigms. But they aren't really paying attention to the structure of the system or the lack of opportunity possible for the largest mass of the population. It's a ponzi scheme. I love technology, but it won't save us.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471489989834477451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-22661687841446334452011-03-14T15:44:10.138-04:002011-03-14T15:44:10.138-04:00This definitely has us thinking. Great post, grea...This definitely has us thinking. Great post, great list. Now the question is, will these changes really occur so quickly? I agree that the technology around the schools change rapidly, but I'm not sure I believe the schools will adapt at the same speed.<br /><br />Another comment - I sure hope Algebra makes its way to middle school. And for any students struggling with that class, or math in general, Alleyoop is here to help! Alleyoop provides online coaching in math to middle and high school students. http://www.alleyoop.comAlleyoophttp://www.alleyoop.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-86856955873886448912011-03-04T12:43:34.335-05:002011-03-04T12:43:34.335-05:00Definitely some great ideas, but schools simply do...Definitely some great ideas, but schools simply don't make changes that fast. Case in point, some schools are still trying to get phones in every classroom. Yes, phones. This is just an example of how slow things can be.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249499951875678305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-19367290889173293522011-02-24T12:55:57.617-05:002011-02-24T12:55:57.617-05:00@Melissa
Great question.
So long as the summativ...@Melissa<br /><br />Great question.<br /><br />So long as the summative assessment of the understanding of content and context in AP courses is carried out by standardized measures and anonymous readers on an exam that lets arbiters of best-content to pick and choose specifics from a vast sea of possibilities -- often seemingly not designed to assess understanding, but more to increase the Jeopardy-like difficulty of exams whose purpose in the eyes of many students and parents is not to address learning, but rather to save money on intro college course -- the AP Exam will continue a slide into irrelevance.<br /><br />Especially as colleges and universities raise a warying eye towards the value of such exams.<br /><br />It's striking to me that we ask teachers and students to do so much work over the course of a year and we tell them that authenticity counts and then we give them tests that have as little to do with progressive, developmental, personalized learning as could be possible.<br /><br />My data is several years having taught four different AP courses in three different disciplines and having realized the Exam (along with many others) as the cat-and-mouse game it is.<br /><br />If AP wanted to get serious about the kind of learning that propels students to reach authentic understanding, it would extend the portfolio component of the AP Studio Art course to all disciplines and encourage the evaluation and assessment of project-based and personalized learning.<br /><br />Otherwise, it's a bubble test with a few essays that'll be graded by someone who has no idea whether you've learned, developed, and grown.<br /><br />ShellyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091328599818819777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-54810462569523294112011-02-24T12:32:40.363-05:002011-02-24T12:32:40.363-05:00Please inform:
What are the grounds for saying t...Please inform: <br /><br />What are the grounds for saying that the AP Exams are practically obsolete? To what or whose research are you referring? This is the sort of blanket statement that needs to be clarified with actual data; otherwise you are propogating an opinion that others could potentially use to inform actual decisions they make regarding classes or teaching professionals.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369893313631973782noreply@blogger.com