tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post2099065448534545362..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Heutagogy (Because We Need New Education Jargon)Peter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-61554669602611765082021-04-30T12:15:53.130-04:002021-04-30T12:15:53.130-04:00In an article from 2009, Erica McWilliam coined an...In an article from 2009, Erica McWilliam coined an additional teacher-type - the <b>Meddler in the Middle</b> (see - <a href="https://www.byrdseed.com/handouts/meddler-in-middle.pdf" rel="nofollow">Teaching for creativity : from sage to guide to meddler</a>.<br />Put rather simply (and perhaps a bit too simplistically), there's a place in teaching for the expert knowledge that teachers attempt to impart to their pupils, and also a place for letting students "construct" their knowledge by themselves. Good teachers don't negate the use of one or the other, but instead know how to effectively mix the two.יענקלhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904180539828579859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-74222351575748890682021-04-29T18:14:37.784-04:002021-04-29T18:14:37.784-04:00Unfortunately in science, the term "lecture&q...Unfortunately in science, the term "lecture" has become equated to "boring strings of disconnected facts without context forcing kids into rote memorization". Nothing could be further from the truth and completely disparages how fascinating and utterly remarkable the principles, laws, and theories of science really are. Hopefully you're not stuck in an NGSS state where being a "sage on the stage" is forbidden in lieu of the failed and debunked discovery/constructivist methodologies. We just need a new term to replace "lecture" given the apparent stigma it comes with. Keep the fath and just do what's right.NY Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292448959963091160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-66032924520986023272021-04-29T08:56:42.134-04:002021-04-29T08:56:42.134-04:00So many good things in this post...I particularly ...So many good things in this post...I particularly like your take on the "sage on the stage" fixation in education. It's become absolute dogma in science education that "teacher centered" instruction is a no-no that I feel like some kind of a rebel for giving lectures every once in a while.Bloolighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397353861371758938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-54715214522910170452021-04-29T06:42:40.488-04:002021-04-29T06:42:40.488-04:00Proponents of Huetagogy have overlooked some basic...Proponents of Huetagogy have overlooked some basic truths of teaching novice, concrete learners (which includes virtually all 50+ million students across the K to 12 spectrum):<br /><br />1) Serious students do not want to teach themselves. Why? because they know better.(Note the failure of the debunked constructivist/discovery method)<br /><br />2) Unserious students would welcome this, recognizing it for what it is: an open invitation to a "path of zero resistance"; one in which there is no answer to the questions, Does this count? and, Will this be on the test?<br /><br />3) The duration of the school year (180 days X 40 min ÷ 60 X 8 periods = 960 hours) is in direct opposition to<br />the intensity, self-discipline, and maturity required of students.<br /><br />4) Huetagogy is used in small doses in a version teachers call the open-ended research paper. (although I imagine that actually writing down what you learned would fly in the face of this fantasy version of schooling).<br /><br />5) Bad fads like this rarely live past toddler-hood<br />NY Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292448959963091160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-22373199291256647722021-04-28T20:46:04.133-04:002021-04-28T20:46:04.133-04:00And there's a perfectly good technical term fo...And there's a perfectly good technical term for the practice of teaching oneself already, one that's been around since the 18th century: autodidacticism. The problem was, no doubt, that they wished to avoid the implications of the root term "autodidact", since these carry the connotation of genius or exceptionalism, and rightly so. Very few people can actually be autodidacts for many more complex subjects, but they'd much rather pretend that anyone can teach themselves anything, which is patent nonsense, no matter how much technology you throw at the problem.Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761331985610883481noreply@blogger.com