Comments on: Choice or obligation? http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/ Thoughts on education, technology, and learning. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:42:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Week 4 « ED 205 Blog http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Week 4 « ED 205 Blog Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:48:33 +0000 http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/#comment-25 [...] June 3, 2007 · Filed under Uncategorized http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/#comment-24 [...] [...] June 3, 2007 · Filed under Uncategorized http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/#comment-24 [...]

]]> By: Kristyn http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Kristyn Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:46:45 +0000 http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/#comment-24 I think that this blog is very interesting, i've never really thought of the primary goal of learning would be to develop 'thinking skills.' This is an interesting concept. As a future teacher, we are taught that the purpose of education is so that children are more 'well rounded', or so that they can read and write. There is no where in my education where someone has said to me "you need to teach kids how to think." However, where my opinion differs with the author is that they think that students need to be exposed to more technology because it helps to improve their thinking stills. Whereas I believe that students need to develop thinking skills because there is so much technology, it's essential to being successful. They need to be able to comprehend ALL the information that is coming to them on a daily basis in order to get by in this world. I think that this blog is very interesting, i’ve never really thought of the primary goal of learning would be to develop ‘thinking skills.’ This is an interesting concept. As a future teacher, we are taught that the purpose of education is so that children are more ‘well rounded’, or so that they can read and write. There is no where in my education where someone has said to me “you need to teach kids how to think.”

However, where my opinion differs with the author is that they think that students need to be exposed to more technology because it helps to improve their thinking stills. Whereas I believe that students need to develop thinking skills because there is so much technology, it’s essential to being successful. They need to be able to comprehend ALL the information that is coming to them on a daily basis in order to get by in this world.

]]> By: Not So Distant Future » Thinking we will need? http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Not So Distant Future » Thinking we will need? Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:09:22 +0000 http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/#comment-23 [...] “To My Children”Educational Discourse  ”And We’re Preparing them For?” Thinking Aloud   “Choice or [...] [...] “To My Children”Educational Discourse  ”And We’re Preparing them For?” Thinking Aloud   “Choice or [...]

]]> By: pete reilly http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/comment-page-1/#comment-16 pete reilly Fri, 11 May 2007 13:20:52 +0000 http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/#comment-16 I think our challenge might go beyond communicating a message we think is important. Delivering the message does not change the culture... or the types of teachers I listed in earlier comments. The message is just the tip of the iceberg. Change takes more than logic. pete I think our challenge might go beyond communicating a message we think is important. Delivering the message does not change the culture… or the types of teachers I listed in earlier comments. The message is just the tip of the iceberg. Change takes more than logic.
pete

]]> By: dharter http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/comment-page-1/#comment-14 dharter Fri, 11 May 2007 03:10:22 +0000 http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/#comment-14 So how do we get this message out? Because right now our little blogosphere world is TOO like minded. We preach to the converted. How do we get people who don't think like this to consider the ideas? And then, bigger yet, how do we change something that people are very resistant to change? So how do we get this message out? Because right now our little blogosphere world is TOO like minded. We preach to the converted.

How do we get people who don’t think like this to consider the ideas?

And then, bigger yet, how do we change something that people are very resistant to change?

]]> By: mscofino http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/comment-page-1/#comment-13 mscofino Fri, 11 May 2007 02:59:02 +0000 http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/#comment-13 Did I write this post? Because it's pretty much exactly what's going through my mind right now! Did I write this post? Because it’s pretty much exactly what’s going through my mind right now!

]]> By: Thinking Allowed. » Blog Archive » My turn http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Thinking Allowed. » Blog Archive » My turn Thu, 10 May 2007 15:19:42 +0000 http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/#comment-11 [...] Choice or obligation? [...] [...] Choice or obligation? [...]

]]> By: dharter http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/comment-page-1/#comment-10 dharter Fri, 04 May 2007 00:40:59 +0000 http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/choice-or-obligation/#comment-10 I replied to Pete's <a href="http://preilly.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/dreams-and-delusions/#comment-1442" rel="nofollow">comment</a> on his blog and some great discussion has ensued. I replied to Pete’s comment on his blog and some great discussion has ensued.

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