IndustrializED with Annmarie Ferry Podcast 11-8-13 Kathleen Jasper November 7, 2013 8 Comments 8 Responses Bonnie Gedney November 8, 2013 Great podcast and an enlightening conversation! I wholeheartedly agree with your opinions and would love to embrace a cross curricular classroom. A few random thoughts- isn’t this a Montessori model? What does it say when the number 2 student in the senior class wants to work for google? I hate the standards that tie my hands and thoughts to such a generic version of history- I have had to give up projects simply to cover the necessary content. Hands on is superior learning, opening the file cabinet is the current norm. Kudos! Reply Kathleen Jasper November 8, 2013 It absolutely is a type of Montessori model. However, I think we can take it even further because of our access to technology and resources available. Having your #2 student wanting to work for google tells us that he or she longs for the freedom to create and work in a limitless learning environment. I feel your pain in your having to give up activities because of demanding and unrealistic standards. Thank you for your valuable insights. Reply Norm Heyboer November 9, 2013 Awesome podcast! I spent the whole time listening going hell ya! Reply Kathleen Jasper November 9, 2013 Thanks Norm! Our mission is to speak the language of educational practitioners. We feel this stuff needs to be said. Reply annmarie ferry November 9, 2013 It’s easy to get fired up about this subject, isn’t it Norm and Bonnie? You are two of the finest educators I know! In our global society, we are stuck in an American ideal about what education should look like, and that ideal is ridiculously dated. We can see the ineffectiveness everyday. I love the blog as well because it calls upon our society to stop blaming those who work in the system and start looking for ways to change the system. Our kids may even enjoy learning if we embrace a new model that speaks not only to their needs, but their desires. Reply Melissa November 14, 2013 Listening to this podcast is very exciting. I am also feeling very grateful for the multiple-discinaplary class that I do get to teach with AICE General Paper. I look forward to a PLC with teachers from other academic disciplines. I’m also not a big fan of the new standards because they do not address the multitude of objectives that I cover with my students from day to day. They were created for a test, not students. Freedom! Yes! Critical thinking, yes! Also, my comment toward technology, my seniors needed assistance double spacing a Word document. Do not asume these tech savy kids know realistic tech. They can moderately manage snap-chat and Instagram, but not real life tools I preach autonomy to my seniors every day. They don’t even know what I am implying. So much has been lost to these students because of all of the testing crux that they have been burdened with all these years; like AM says, testing and teaching to the test has sucked the joy of learning from them. The majority of my students rejoice to come to my class. It is a break from “Read the chapter & answer the questions.” I try to make it fun, engaging, and memorable. I love what I do and have done for the past 16 years! I know that I have made a difference in many of my students’ lives; not just academic, but personally too. Reply Kathleen Jasper November 14, 2013 You bring up such an important point, Melissa; students may be able to build a website or develop a video game, but some of those same kids cannot navigate a WORD document. Also, your view on testing is spot on. Students are OVER assessed. Thank goodness we have teachers that do the very best they can in an environment, mostly created by test companies and politicians, not conducive with critical thinking or engagement. Reply Annmarie Ferry November 14, 2013 You do a great job of reaching your kids, Melissa! And, you are so right that they can use fun technology, but not always the technology they will need in the workplace. It’s a matter of what they want to use, not what they need to use. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published. Name* Email* Website Comment Currently you have JavaScript disabled. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser.
Bonnie Gedney November 8, 2013 Great podcast and an enlightening conversation! I wholeheartedly agree with your opinions and would love to embrace a cross curricular classroom. A few random thoughts- isn’t this a Montessori model? What does it say when the number 2 student in the senior class wants to work for google? I hate the standards that tie my hands and thoughts to such a generic version of history- I have had to give up projects simply to cover the necessary content. Hands on is superior learning, opening the file cabinet is the current norm. Kudos! Reply
Kathleen Jasper November 8, 2013 It absolutely is a type of Montessori model. However, I think we can take it even further because of our access to technology and resources available. Having your #2 student wanting to work for google tells us that he or she longs for the freedom to create and work in a limitless learning environment. I feel your pain in your having to give up activities because of demanding and unrealistic standards. Thank you for your valuable insights. Reply
Kathleen Jasper November 9, 2013 Thanks Norm! Our mission is to speak the language of educational practitioners. We feel this stuff needs to be said. Reply
annmarie ferry November 9, 2013 It’s easy to get fired up about this subject, isn’t it Norm and Bonnie? You are two of the finest educators I know! In our global society, we are stuck in an American ideal about what education should look like, and that ideal is ridiculously dated. We can see the ineffectiveness everyday. I love the blog as well because it calls upon our society to stop blaming those who work in the system and start looking for ways to change the system. Our kids may even enjoy learning if we embrace a new model that speaks not only to their needs, but their desires. Reply
Melissa November 14, 2013 Listening to this podcast is very exciting. I am also feeling very grateful for the multiple-discinaplary class that I do get to teach with AICE General Paper. I look forward to a PLC with teachers from other academic disciplines. I’m also not a big fan of the new standards because they do not address the multitude of objectives that I cover with my students from day to day. They were created for a test, not students. Freedom! Yes! Critical thinking, yes! Also, my comment toward technology, my seniors needed assistance double spacing a Word document. Do not asume these tech savy kids know realistic tech. They can moderately manage snap-chat and Instagram, but not real life tools I preach autonomy to my seniors every day. They don’t even know what I am implying. So much has been lost to these students because of all of the testing crux that they have been burdened with all these years; like AM says, testing and teaching to the test has sucked the joy of learning from them. The majority of my students rejoice to come to my class. It is a break from “Read the chapter & answer the questions.” I try to make it fun, engaging, and memorable. I love what I do and have done for the past 16 years! I know that I have made a difference in many of my students’ lives; not just academic, but personally too. Reply
Kathleen Jasper November 14, 2013 You bring up such an important point, Melissa; students may be able to build a website or develop a video game, but some of those same kids cannot navigate a WORD document. Also, your view on testing is spot on. Students are OVER assessed. Thank goodness we have teachers that do the very best they can in an environment, mostly created by test companies and politicians, not conducive with critical thinking or engagement. Reply
Annmarie Ferry November 14, 2013 You do a great job of reaching your kids, Melissa! And, you are so right that they can use fun technology, but not always the technology they will need in the workplace. It’s a matter of what they want to use, not what they need to use. Reply
