tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post3037196017690211073..comments2024-03-28T11:57:21.902-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: It's Not the ImplementationPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-54662667097018276892019-01-04T14:33:44.333-05:002019-01-04T14:33:44.333-05:00If only edu-fakirs new how unbelievably easy it is...If only edu-fakirs new how unbelievably easy it is to confuse (and frustrate) students with their poorly conceived programs and products. Every word matters; lazy writing by edu-fakirs is, more often than not, badly misconstrued by kids who mean well. And when their products and programs leave no room for correction, tweaking, or improvement they simply gather dust. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-76643774505852273622019-01-04T08:01:54.427-05:002019-01-04T08:01:54.427-05:00You left out "There IS no good way to impleme...You left out "There IS no good way to implement a BAD set of standards."<br /><br />There's no GOOD way to teach little concrete-minded kids algebra and other abstract math concepts, especially in classrooms of 25+. (There are LOTS of good ways to start doing that once they're out of the Early Childhood window and reliably into more complex thinking, more like 4th-5th grade and onward.)CrunchyMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434606158400653601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-91660575957237648482019-01-03T22:03:50.641-05:002019-01-03T22:03:50.641-05:00"And the teachers were people..."
The F..."And the teachers were people..."<br /><br />The Fun They Had, by Isaac Asimov (1951): http://visual-memory.co.uk/daniel/funtheyhad.htmlSnavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791842506865658394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-3375765279321486162019-01-03T17:12:38.340-05:002019-01-03T17:12:38.340-05:00"You're not doing it right" is a for..."You're not doing it right" is a form of mansplaining. I take the car to the mechanic and tell him what's going on, he tells me I shouldn't press the accelerator so hard or I should ... blah, blah, blah. My husband takes the same car to the same mechanic and tells him the same thing. The mechanic fixes the car.Diennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570040547158789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-52071243699538081332019-01-03T15:19:44.141-05:002019-01-03T15:19:44.141-05:00Non-teachers creating products and programs all ha...Non-teachers creating products and programs all have the same obstacle: they cannot fathom just how easy it is to confuse (and frustrate) students - and how really, really difficult it is to do the opposite. Nor will they ever without actually teaching for many years. And then the really nuanced versions of "what works" is completely dependent on being familiar with classroom make up, group dynamics and even individual personalities and abilities. Canned crapola that can't be tweaked/improved will always gather dust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com