Comments on: A Vision of Students http://www.allaboutgina.com/2008/12/06/a-vision-of-students/ This is Gina's blog. 'Nuff said. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:16:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Me http://www.allaboutgina.com/2008/12/06/a-vision-of-students/comment-page-1/#comment-13841 Me Sun, 07 Dec 2008 06:02:12 +0000 http://www.allaboutgina.com/2008/12/06/a-vision-of-students/#comment-13841 Well, and if we go back to the initial statement of the video that "students learn what they do, what are they learning as they sit here": (a) they are learning to build bridges and connect with people and develop relationships, all of which probably will be useful to them in their future in a global economy and an interconnected world; and (b) the stuff they are learning is not coming from classrooms, teachers or textbooks (all of which are incredibly, wastefully expensive) Good stuff for further convo. :) Well, and if we go back to the initial statement of the video that “students learn what they do, what are they learning as they sit here”:

(a) they are learning to build bridges and connect with people and develop relationships, all of which probably will be useful to them in their future in a global economy and an interconnected world;

and

(b) the stuff they are learning is not coming from classrooms, teachers or textbooks (all of which are incredibly, wastefully expensive)

Good stuff for further convo. :)

]]> By: Dad http://www.allaboutgina.com/2008/12/06/a-vision-of-students/comment-page-1/#comment-13834 Dad Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:30:39 +0000 http://www.allaboutgina.com/2008/12/06/a-vision-of-students/#comment-13834 WOW! This is VERY deep and I really want to get into a dialog with you on this in person. I see it 5 ways. #1 Our education system has failed in teaching what is needed. #2 The WAY we learn (or need to learn) is changed and the system has not. #3 Technology is NOT going to solve the problem, it only opens to door to the new education system (not realized yet), but is not technology that is the system. #4 The reasons for education has been forgotten in the 'advance' countries'. #5 The system has forgotten what education is and what it is supposed to be. There are most likely others, but these are my 1st thoughts.... WOW! This is VERY deep and I really want to get into a dialog with you on this in person. I see it 5 ways.

#1 Our education system has failed in teaching what is needed.

#2 The WAY we learn (or need to learn) is changed and the system has not.

#3 Technology is NOT going to solve the problem, it only opens to door to the new education system (not realized yet), but is not technology that is the system.

#4 The reasons for education has been forgotten in the ‘advance’ countries’.

#5 The system has forgotten what education is and what it is supposed to be.

There are most likely others, but these are my 1st thoughts….

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