tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post7325127293349153561..comments2023-10-10T05:20:11.192-04:00Comments on Elementary, My Dear, or Far From It: Joy of LearningJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-50528851049578476462008-04-20T14:13:00.000-04:002008-04-20T14:13:00.000-04:00i agree w/ bb above.the kids are pre-wired: simila...i agree w/ bb above.<BR/>the kids are pre-wired: similar school vastly different outcomes.<BR/>but... you have got to know that some systems do help kindle that flame of excitement & involvement a bit longer.<BR/>small classroom/schools<BR/>k-8 schools<BR/>parent involvement<BR/>waldorf based (hmmm my bias.. only because we have the same teacher for 4 years then switch to a new teacher for upper grade)<BR/>minimize state testing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-50336325698710780582008-04-17T20:57:00.000-04:002008-04-17T20:57:00.000-04:00*frustrating*frustratingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-6009473106261590662008-04-17T20:54:00.000-04:002008-04-17T20:54:00.000-04:00The way to answer this question is to look at home...The way to answer this question is to look at home-schooled students. They can be just as apathetic and frustrated as other students.<BR/><BR/>Learning can be a lot of work. Logic games --- in the form of math --- are absolutely needed. They are also often absolutely frustrated.<BR/><BR/>Moreover, students are pretty susceptible to each other's influence: I'm told I only started hating vegetables once a neighbor kid convinced me that hot dogs were the only thing worth eating.<BR/><BR/>To my mind, it's the same with school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-169222240289191572008-04-16T21:33:00.000-04:002008-04-16T21:33:00.000-04:00I think a lot of it is how we deal with our childr...I think a lot of it is how we deal with our children's questions (both our own children and our students). Today, I overhead one of Blink's students ask her if she got her coffee grounds from the compost to make the coffee. I inappropriately laughed (but not in a mean way!) Blink, on the other hand, said, "no, I didn't get them from the grounds, but that is a great question. That's one of the things I love about you - all the wonderful questions you ask."<BR/><BR/>As long as we send a message that asking questions is a great thing to do, and risk-taking is worthwhile, I think we'll be okay.Josiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05327199132963922697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10378966.post-76593158929279335312008-04-14T22:14:00.000-04:002008-04-14T22:14:00.000-04:00I think we push instruction. As teachers we have n...I think we push instruction. As teachers we have nine months to get in a lot of stuff. If we had the chance to teach as spontaneously as your post describes it would look so differently. It would be at the whim of the student. I wonder how much less/more we would get covered in nine months teaching that way?Blinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05209361947351963691noreply@blogger.com