Comments on: Students sharing their wisdom http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/students-sharing-their-wisdom/ Thoughts on education, technology, and learning. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:42:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: The Power of Connections–A Teacher’s Thoughts http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/students-sharing-their-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-71 The Power of Connections–A Teacher’s Thoughts Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:25:31 +0000 http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/students-sharing-their-wisdom/#comment-71 [...] wanted to get on the ISS07 site and read! Before yesterday they had known who Diane and Susan were. Now they know them. The power of this new connection will be revealed over the coming weeks as we engage in [...] [...] wanted to get on the ISS07 site and read! Before yesterday they had known who Diane and Susan were. Now they know them. The power of this new connection will be revealed over the coming weeks as we engage in [...]

]]> By: Tracy Rosen http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/students-sharing-their-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Tracy Rosen Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:18:59 +0000 http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/students-sharing-their-wisdom/#comment-70 This thread reminds me of a quote I like to cite…I have no clue who first said or wrote it :) They don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. I’ve been thinking about that quite a bit these past few weeks. A little while ago I was teaching my students some nifty new trick for their blog writing - like embedding media or something like that. One of my students was really not into it and I had to hover and nag for him to get even a fraction of his assignment done. As the bell rang, he hung around until the others left and asked if I would walk him to a new class he was starting the following morning. When I responded that I would he surprised me by spontaneously hugging me! This is a boy in grade 7! At that moment I knew that it was the human connection and not the nifty blogging tricks that was important for that child (and for me, as it touched me deeply.) Since then, I’m thinking about how to merge those feelings of security and caring with learning. I think that is the key. Thanks for a great post, Dennis. :) ps - as you know, I have turned this comment into a post on my blog. It's something I want to underline, so often the human connection gets lost. This thread reminds me of a quote I like to cite…I have no clue who first said or wrote it :)

They don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.

I’ve been thinking about that quite a bit these past few weeks.

A little while ago I was teaching my students some nifty new trick for their blog writing – like embedding media or something like that. One of my students was really not into it and I had to hover and nag for him to get even a fraction of his assignment done. As the bell rang, he hung around until the others left and asked if I would walk him to a new class he was starting the following morning. When I responded that I would he surprised me by spontaneously hugging me! This is a boy in grade 7! At that moment I knew that it was the human connection and not the nifty blogging tricks that was important for that child (and for me, as it touched me deeply.)

Since then, I’m thinking about how to merge those feelings of security and caring with learning. I think that is the key.

Thanks for a great post, Dennis. :)
ps – as you know, I have turned this comment into a post on my blog. It’s something I want to underline, so often the human connection gets lost.

]]> By: don’t forget the human connection « leading from the heart http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/students-sharing-their-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-69 don’t forget the human connection « leading from the heart Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:18:26 +0000 http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/students-sharing-their-wisdom/#comment-69 [...] forget the human connection Jump to Comments Dennis Harter writes: We concern ourselves with the big goals and forget the small goals. We don’t have, often [...] [...] forget the human connection Jump to Comments Dennis Harter writes: We concern ourselves with the big goals and forget the small goals. We don’t have, often [...]

]]> By: dharter http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/students-sharing-their-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-67 dharter Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:19:44 +0000 http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/students-sharing-their-wisdom/#comment-67 Will Richardson posted on similar learning from students just 4 days later! Of course, written so eloquently as always. Check it out <a href="http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/learning-from-the-kids/" rel="nofollow">here.</a> Will Richardson posted on similar learning from students just 4 days later!

Of course, written so eloquently as always.

Check it out here.

]]> By: Rick Biche http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/students-sharing-their-wisdom/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Rick Biche Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:15:13 +0000 http://dharter.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/students-sharing-their-wisdom/#comment-66 "There is a human connection that must be made with students." I have been thinking about this a great deal lately. For all the worth of moving forward with online communication and collaboration skills, the real skill starts with making connections with others face to face. If someone cares, we will learn. Sure people around the globe can be involved but the teacher and student are in the same room, working together each day. That connection is most important. “There is a human connection that must be made with students.” I have been thinking about this a great deal lately. For all the worth of moving forward with online communication and collaboration skills, the real skill starts with making connections with others face to face. If someone cares, we will learn. Sure people around the globe can be involved but the teacher and student are in the same room, working together each day. That connection is most important.

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