tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445182336292537663.post5134124196429317661..comments2024-02-20T03:57:11.723-05:00Comments on Teaching Underground: Innovation in Education: The Missing LinkSteven Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01877542687619173741noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445182336292537663.post-17404438157291757792011-02-13T19:59:17.235-05:002011-02-13T19:59:17.235-05:00Good post, though it looks like you just built on ...Good post, though it looks like you just built on my ideas. :) Your analysis explains why so much "reform" is not always welcomed by the classroom teacher. Because we know new ideas are not always improvements and are simply more mandated change. It is tough to keep up and perhaps we could rename our "planning" period to something like "work" period. I suspect that this same principle holds true for kids, there is a balance between doing as much as you are able and doing things well in an innovative way. But the pendulum continues to swing towards maximizing output and efficiency.<br /><br />There are many such changes underway in education and change can be difficult. Given we(students and teachers) are the ones in the classroom we feel the effects of these changes first hand. My hope is that parents, teachers and decision makers will all be able to navigate these decisions with the best interest of the students and instruction in mind. Our kids, teachers and schools deserve our best not just more of the same. <br /><br />http://video.pbs.org/video/1791736344<br />Very interesting video. The comments starting at 12:45 apply to your post. ..."a model for other schools" and then at 13:00 "The best teachers are reflective teachers". HmmmmmRich Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558608666418883974noreply@blogger.com