Comments on: 10 ‘Home Truths’ about Schooling and Education http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/16/10-home-truths-about-schooling-and-education/ Education, Technology, Productivity. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:36:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: F. Hamre http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/16/10-home-truths-about-schooling-and-education/comment-page-1/#comment-702 F. Hamre Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:02:27 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/?p=490#comment-702 Very well put, cynical or not. Very well put, cynical or not.

]]> By: Jenny http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/16/10-home-truths-about-schooling-and-education/comment-page-1/#comment-703 Jenny Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:47:03 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/?p=490#comment-703 No no - chief function to baby sit- you are far too cynical. We can effect change and develop empatheitic, self manged students of the world. In NZ our new curriculum is trying to do this. Check my blog to find out more- http://wiredteacher.edublogs.org No no – chief function to baby sit- you are far too cynical. We can effect change and develop empatheitic, self manged students of the world. In NZ our new curriculum is trying to do this. Check my blog to find out more- http://wiredteacher.edublogs.org

]]> By: Carl Anderson http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/16/10-home-truths-about-schooling-and-education/comment-page-1/#comment-704 Carl Anderson Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:58:44 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/?p=490#comment-704 The most rewarding, student-centered, learning effective school environments I have ever had the pleasure working in only existed for one year. That year was special. It only existed one year because the interpersonal dynamics between staff members and the direction our administration led us in only created that chemistry for that brief period of time. In this alternative learning setting we did not have classes. Our teachers all shared one large classroom for an office (although we did work with students in 8 separate rooms). Students and teachers roamed freely, seeking help and collaborating with teachers and fellow students when they felt they needed it. The only formally structured part of the day was the first 15 minutes when teachers met with their core students to go over their daily learning goals and hash out what they were going to do with their projects. Our staff was totally in sync because we were constantly working with each other on student, school, and curriculum issues. We, along with our students, approached school as a learning community and aside from the regular school standards and benchmarks we were all participating in a collective learning project about learning itself. There was no I or my, there was only we and ours. Projects conceived by one teacher or student were adopted, supported, and carried out school wide. We each individually owned our own learning yet did not possess it. This only lasted for one year. The next year aspirations changed, school management changed, and the chemistry was lost. The year following that over half the staff either lost their jobs to budget cuts or left to graze in greener pastures. The most rewarding, student-centered, learning effective school environments I have ever had the pleasure working in only existed for one year. That year was special. It only existed one year because the interpersonal dynamics between staff members and the direction our administration led us in only created that chemistry for that brief period of time. In this alternative learning setting we did not have classes. Our teachers all shared one large classroom for an office (although we did work with students in 8 separate rooms). Students and teachers roamed freely, seeking help and collaborating with teachers and fellow students when they felt they needed it. The only formally structured part of the day was the first 15 minutes when teachers met with their core students to go over their daily learning goals and hash out what they were going to do with their projects. Our staff was totally in sync because we were constantly working with each other on student, school, and curriculum issues. We, along with our students, approached school as a learning community and aside from the regular school standards and benchmarks we were all participating in a collective learning project about learning itself. There was no I or my, there was only we and ours. Projects conceived by one teacher or student were adopted, supported, and carried out school wide. We each individually owned our own learning yet did not possess it. This only lasted for one year. The next year aspirations changed, school management changed, and the chemistry was lost. The year following that over half the staff either lost their jobs to budget cuts or left to graze in greener pastures.

]]> By: Doug Belshaw’s 10 ‘Home Truths’ about Schooling and Education « EducateDeviate http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/16/10-home-truths-about-schooling-and-education/comment-page-1/#comment-698 Doug Belshaw’s 10 ‘Home Truths’ about Schooling and Education « EducateDeviate Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:49:20 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/?p=490#comment-698 [...] and Education Posted on April 17, 2008 by Tiara Education blogger Doug Belshaw posits his musings about schooling and education, at least in the traditional systems: 1. For there to be ‘good’ parents there must be ‘bad’ [...] [...] and Education Posted on April 17, 2008 by Tiara Education blogger Doug Belshaw posits his musings about schooling and education, at least in the traditional systems: 1. For there to be ‘good’ parents there must be ‘bad’ [...]

]]> By: mary http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/16/10-home-truths-about-schooling-and-education/comment-page-1/#comment-701 mary Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:42:52 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/?p=490#comment-701 very interesting 10 there - agree especially with last one :( very interesting 10 there – agree especially with last one :(

]]> By: nstoneit http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/16/10-home-truths-about-schooling-and-education/comment-page-1/#comment-700 nstoneit Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:26:23 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/?p=490#comment-700 8 out of the 10 I think are brilliant. Not sure about numbers 7 and 10 (ps there's an large mass of code from your template sitting under this comment window!) 8 out of the 10 I think are brilliant.
Not sure about numbers 7 and 10 (ps there’s an large mass of code from your template sitting under this comment window!)

]]> By: Robert Jones http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/04/16/10-home-truths-about-schooling-and-education/comment-page-1/#comment-699 Robert Jones Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:23:17 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/?p=490#comment-699 Interesting list Doug. I agree with most of it, and share your frustrations, but 2. Disagree completely. I've been affected profoundly by people that I have met only once. Interesting list Doug. I agree with most of it, and share your frustrations, but

2. Disagree completely. I’ve been affected profoundly by people that I have met only once.

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