Comments on: Something in the Air http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/something-in-the-air/ Technology is neither the problem nor the solution. Wed, 7 Jan 2009 17:14:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Angella http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/something-in-the-air/#comment-10498 Angella Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:21:22 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/something-in-the-air/#comment-10498 As a parent I am not sure of my son's future. there are things that I think they should teach now and don't. There other things I feel he could probably do without. The problem is with me being a teacher and aware of all this I will teach him anyway whether the school does or not but what about the others? What about those kids whose parents barely know how to fill out a check let alone show their child how to do it? I feel for those families. I worry about my future because I will have to depend on some of my students and this frightens me. This is probably why it bothers me so much when they and sometimes their parents ignore our instructions and are not concerned with education. As a parent I am not sure of my son’s future. there are things that I think they should teach now and don’t. There other things I feel he could probably do without. The problem is with me being a teacher and aware of all this I will teach him anyway whether the school does or not but what about the others? What about those kids whose parents barely know how to fill out a check let alone show their child how to do it? I feel for those families. I worry about my future because I will have to depend on some of my students and this frightens me. This is probably why it bothers me so much when they and sometimes their parents ignore our instructions and are not concerned with education.

]]> By: Tippi http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/something-in-the-air/#comment-10488 Tippi Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:45:30 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/something-in-the-air/#comment-10488 I can't remember who said it but it goes something like this..."there is no such thing as an original idea because somebody somewhere has already thought of it". I may have completely butchered that but I hope you get the gist. But, nonetheless it still shocks us when we find people who think the way we do. I can’t remember who said it but it goes something like this…”there is no such thing as an original idea because somebody somewhere has already thought of it”. I may have completely butchered that but I hope you get the gist. But, nonetheless it still shocks us when we find people who think the way we do.

]]> By: Jady http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/something-in-the-air/#comment-10479 Jady Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:34:48 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/something-in-the-air/#comment-10479 As a teacher and a parent I wonder if my students or my children are receiving an education that will prepare them for the technology advanced future they will live in. Judging by the blogs a lot of people are worried about schools being prepared to teach students what they need. As a teacher and a parent I wonder if my students or my children are receiving an education that will prepare them for the technology advanced future they will live in. Judging by the blogs a lot of people are worried about schools being prepared to teach students what they need.

]]> By: Angie Hinson http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/something-in-the-air/#comment-10473 Angie Hinson Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:19:58 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/something-in-the-air/#comment-10473 I was researching equity and it seemed to me that everything was outdated, so I started really looking at some blogs, and I ran across Digital Equity, 2 Million Minutes, Participatory Collaboration and Knowledge Networking, by Bonnie Bracey Sutton, where she wrote the following: How well prepared will our students be to compete for the best-paying high-tech jobs-not just at a regional or national level, but internationally? Today’s students are tomorrow’s workforce. Recent reports issued from groups such as the National Science Foundation, The President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Science Board, and The National Academy of Engineering have challenged the nation’s leaders, educators and parents to make math and science education a national initiative. The goal of this film is to illustrate this point and to help answer the question: Are we doing enough with the time we have to ensure the best future for all? Because our competitors, it appears, are leaving us in the dust. ...maybe she was thinking the same thing...but not on the same day. I was researching equity and it seemed to me that everything was outdated, so I started really looking at some blogs, and I ran across Digital Equity, 2 Million Minutes, Participatory Collaboration and Knowledge Networking, by Bonnie Bracey Sutton, where she wrote the following:

How well prepared will our students be to compete for the best-paying high-tech jobs-not just at a regional or national level, but internationally? Today’s students are tomorrow’s workforce. Recent reports issued from groups such as the National Science Foundation, The President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Science Board, and The National Academy of Engineering have challenged the nation’s leaders, educators and parents to make math and science education a national initiative. The goal of this film is to illustrate this point and to help answer the question: Are we doing enough with the time we have to ensure the best future for all? Because our competitors, it appears, are leaving us in the dust.

…maybe she was thinking the same thing…but not on the same day.

]]> By: Joe McConda http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/something-in-the-air/#comment-10470 Joe McConda Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:43:42 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/something-in-the-air/#comment-10470 This is definitely interesting. I'm still trying (most of the time) to figure out what I'm thinking. There has been so much to process. I can see how two or more people would be prompted to write about something of which they are passionate and find that others have a similar passion. This is definitely interesting. I’m still trying (most of the time) to figure out what I’m thinking. There has been so much to process. I can see how two or more people would be prompted to write about something of which they are passionate and find that others have a similar passion.

]]> By: dancingnancy533 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/something-in-the-air/#comment-10469 dancingnancy533 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:04:47 +0000 http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/02/14/something-in-the-air/#comment-10469 Interesting. I've thought about that before too. There are 6+ billion of us in the world today, one of those individuals has to be thinking the same thing I am. Interesting. I’ve thought about that before too. There are 6+ billion of us in the world today, one of those individuals has to be thinking the same thing I am.

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