tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post1462727280961989649..comments2024-02-14T03:16:00.454-05:00Comments on The minds of kids: Does “Mass Customized Learning” Represent Real Education Change?Lisa Cooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-16739765098801586062017-11-02T10:11:38.408-04:002017-11-02T10:11:38.408-04:00I recently came across your blog and have been rea...I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog, I will keep visiting this blog very often.<br /><a href="https://www.naturalmattressmatters.com/" rel="nofollow">Mattress Roswell GA</a><br />Naveed Mughalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10692198202169963899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-77554613384000758202017-09-06T20:15:16.011-04:002017-09-06T20:15:16.011-04:00If you think your child will be more prepared for ...If you think your child will be more prepared for the world by sitting behind a computer screen solving game problems then just let them play computer games at home. "Learning" is more than answering questions correctly. "Learning" is part of the social interaction between the fellow humans you will spend the rest of your life with. I cannot make a better soldier by simply OldSarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08391054336563427915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-72813089121064820322017-06-16T20:28:44.070-04:002017-06-16T20:28:44.070-04:00They will feel your fears, share stress. All kids ...They will feel your fears, share stress. All kids at different times, as well as develop a variety of skills, <a href="http://www.international-lan.com/en/cantonese-course/" rel="nofollow">cantonese course hong kong</a><br />jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835847777966515522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-48331609361342822302013-06-16T09:03:26.943-04:002013-06-16T09:03:26.943-04:00(I realize that I just brought up the huge Trojan ...(I realize that I just brought up the huge Trojan horse of "what constitutes happiness?" Call it instead, empowerment, agency, enfranchisement, autonomy, self-determination, and that really awful-sounding, "self-actualization.") (No thesauruses were injured in the making of this comment.)Lisa Cooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-19379353416208524712013-06-16T08:51:46.525-04:002013-06-16T08:51:46.525-04:00Student, around our house, has always implied, one...Student, around our house, has always implied, one who studies, as opposed to pupil, one who shows up at school. <br /><br />Learner is the noun-ification of a perfectly good verb. Hate it, no matter who uses it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-905338543084224662013-06-16T08:48:35.346-04:002013-06-16T08:48:35.346-04:00You simply can't carry out the work of a syste...You simply can't carry out the work of a system by going against its foundations. You can't say "these are not baby steps" when the teaching progression goes in baby steps. You can try to manipulate it and be as creative as possible, and clearly you are doing that. But the framework is still governing what you are doing, and from what you say, "passion" is something Lisa Cooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-90624873574970371162013-06-15T22:36:09.715-04:002013-06-15T22:36:09.715-04:00Perhaps the big question then is if MCL was being ...Perhaps the big question then is if MCL was being introduced pre-NCLB, before standardized tests took a stranglehold on our educational system, would it be a good idea (especially when compared to the "traditional" model)?Ryanhttp://twitter.com/reedteachesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-25742429831436190852013-06-15T22:32:37.878-04:002013-06-15T22:32:37.878-04:00I would also disagree that the standards represent...I would also disagree that the standards represent "baby steps." Assessments my students did this year included: Creating a budget and reflecting on the importance of spending & saving, tracing the changes in an aspect of pop culture that interested them and explained how it changed our country, examining why reasons for going to war were both good and bad, and trying to solve the Ryanhttp://twitter.com/reedteachesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-14657091831892983712013-06-15T22:22:05.199-04:002013-06-15T22:22:05.199-04:00I still think MCL can embody the ideals you want t...I still think MCL can embody the ideals you want to see in schools, or at the very least move schools towards what you want. A few things are key though: 1) The teachers need to worry about making sure the kids are interested and learning, and not teaching towards the test. 2) The standards need to stay ambiguous enough that students can explore what interests them while also simple enough that Ryanhttp://twitter.com/reedteachesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-84185815234120646362013-06-15T14:33:20.745-04:002013-06-15T14:33:20.745-04:00Fantastic blog...I will share with others. It is ...Fantastic blog...I will share with others. It is important info that people should understand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-77352808915108351622013-06-15T11:01:07.761-04:002013-06-15T11:01:07.761-04:00student has the connotation of something being don...student has the connotation of something being done to you (a student will be taught) while learner is more active participantpshircliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538375546930222218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-46064864714869908622013-06-14T20:58:57.815-04:002013-06-14T20:58:57.815-04:00Or Guild.Or Guild.dick fischbeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277255042244511975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-28257663170263299292013-06-14T20:57:36.553-04:002013-06-14T20:57:36.553-04:00Apprentice is a great word. I don't get why le...Apprentice is a great word. I don't get why learner is better than student.dick fischbeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277255042244511975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-52191458331459658582013-06-14T20:46:52.548-04:002013-06-14T20:46:52.548-04:00It isn't different, IMHO, in the sense that co...It isn't different, IMHO, in the sense that content is pushed at kids without reference to interests. As advertised, it creates choice in HOW and AT WHAT PACE students (learners?) learn. But again IMHO, those are the least important parts of learning. <br /><br />As to "student" v. "learner"...dag. Who knows. I like to think of people in school as learners, because "Lisa Cooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-54871899914876183202013-06-14T20:41:25.382-04:002013-06-14T20:41:25.382-04:00I do not understand how PBL is any different than ...I do not understand how PBL is any different than traditional ed systems, except maybe kids won't know who is valedictorian. I am glad that grades are phasing out. Other than that, I am flummoxed. Please explain why 'learner' is better a better term than 'student.' Sounds like marketing.dick fischbeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277255042244511975noreply@blogger.com