tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post828351520896586937..comments2023-10-26T04:38:06.297-04:00Comments on TeachPaperless: Thinking about the 'Doomed Pedagogical Fad'Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14091328599818819777noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-91888674939905925982009-02-27T22:42:00.000-05:002009-02-27T22:42:00.000-05:00I feel obligated to read newspapers because I teac...I feel obligated to read newspapers because I teach in a branch of journalism. But I feel Knaus' pain...and I too disagree with Matthews on several levels.<BR/><BR/>The problem with his college example is that he DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THE CLASS IN THE FIRST PLACE!! He spends a great deal of valuable column space admitting to it! Of COURSE he wouldn't remember much from that class! I believe our students would behave the same way, towards a class they don't care about, and a subject matter they would never use again.<BR/><BR/>I'm also with Knaus about poor neighborhoods. I admit, I spend a lot of my own money on food for my students, instead of technology.<BR/><BR/>I also question Matthews' observations of new teachers. We are not too "inexperienced" when it comes to new technology; we're the ones who actually KNOW how to use it! We don't have access to it, and can't bring it on campus due to the high theft-rate, but being tech-savvy, that we're good at. Our cynicism stems from the pipe-dream of ever being able to obtain the technology in our classroom.Ms. Chowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887946750628757427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7029419017923677229.post-67377525467296829732009-02-27T14:52:00.000-05:002009-02-27T14:52:00.000-05:00I clicked on the links and gave up my reading when...I clicked on the links and gave up my reading when the author used the term victims instead of students. That author doesn't deserve my valuable reading time.<BR/><BR/>However, I work in one of the poorer neighborhoods. I am more than equiped to "model instruction" and not cynical yet.<BR/><BR/>The real problem to teaching in poor neighborhoods is circumstance. How can a student focus on reading when they didn't eat dinner or breakfast? How can they do a math problem when they are worred about where they will be sleeping? How can families be involved when they are working two jobs in a single parent home? How can....<BR/><BR/>As you can see this is whole different blog. I invite anyone into my classroom to see how we are overcoming these obsticles on a daily basis.BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880121067443145641noreply@blogger.com