tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post3340140553546256245..comments2024-03-28T19:47:39.985-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Computers and TelevisionPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-43540018143947438492017-12-20T09:00:36.936-05:002017-12-20T09:00:36.936-05:00NYteacher for the win. Kids can't be disrupte...NYteacher for the win. Kids can't be disrupted the way technology can. Most students are NOT going to work for Google.lbwolperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789084098827243880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-87290025436398574892017-12-19T12:15:22.680-05:002017-12-19T12:15:22.680-05:00I refuse to use technology except as a resource fo...I refuse to use technology except as a resource for information my 7th Grade Science Classes. They must learn how to think and evaluate first, then use technology. Like I tell them, I can teach a monkey how to press a button, but he will not understand what the results are. A very simple example is the lack of basic math skills. Without a calculator they can't handle simple math problems. Holding the Line in Flordiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10610874563868423186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-51305702007484998592017-12-18T20:20:26.168-05:002017-12-18T20:20:26.168-05:00At what point will know-nothings like Vermuelen re...At what point will know-nothings like Vermuelen realize just how clueless they are and just how ridiculously stupid they sound? Have they no shame - spewing the same worn-out tropes, misrepresentations, embarrassingly ignorant claims. <br />Proponents of “Tech-Based-Disruption” seem to think that their ivory tower mumbo jumbo will translate into a classroom revolution while completely underestimating the scale of the change they think they can evoke and absolutely misunderstanding classroom dynamics, adolescent psychology, and the socially distracted and often jaded nature of most post elementary school students. On average, a child will experience about 18,000 classroom periods of instruction over the course of their K to 12 years. The fundamental nature of this grin is exactly why there can be no magic silicon-based elixir. Regardless of pedagogy, or standards, or curriculum, school will continue to be a generally mundane and boring experience for most students who seem happy following a path of least resistance while trying to have fun with their friends. Adults like Vermuelen imagine that their latest software program will produce vibrant classrooms full of excited, self-motivated children collaborating to solve real world problems like teams of Googlers. They couldn’t be more delusional.<br /><br />NY Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292448959963091160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-89474811352930601992017-12-17T09:18:01.404-05:002017-12-17T09:18:01.404-05:00I remember a college student who told me she didn&...I remember a college student who told me she didn't need to know stuff on the job because she could just Google it. I asked if sometimes one could find conflicting "facts" on the internet. She said yes. I asked what happens when she has to pick such a "fact" and it turns out to be false. She was silent. I then told her, that her employers would then fire her. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07228908566250306699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-50648589241848687282017-12-17T09:01:39.362-05:002017-12-17T09:01:39.362-05:00Such an excellent analysis once again!
And yes, ...Such an excellent analysis once again! <br /><br />And yes, college professors evidently know nothing at all about actual teaching and learning.<br /><br />I would always incorporate new "developments" into my curriculum, but they were based on cognitive learning psychology, not technology. I mean, if your subject matter were technology, that would be one thing.<br /><br />Technology also doesn't help with the Why.Rebecca deCocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168718846105012814noreply@blogger.com