Dogged Pursuit

These were very thought-provoking articles. What I also really appreciated was seeing in print the very questionable aspects I already held (to whatever degree). In other words, I'm not crazy.

I did keep in mind the dates of the articles. I tended to temper things from the 1997 article with thoughts of "Oh, yah, but I gotta remember this was (almost) three presidents ago?

But then the quiet little voice gently interrupted with, "Isn't it interesting how the subject remains, regardless of it being eleven years later?"

The question of education's quality is larger than the tools it uses. It matters not if we are talking about a blue-backed speller or a computer.


Reflective paper ideas:
fostering of critical thinking
responsibility--both educators' and students'
role of computers compared to art, music, gym, etc.
elementary vs. high school: what type of computer use
common sense and real-world problem solving
quality teachers
flash-in-the-pan tech tools
computers and test scores: are they really friends?
physical vs. virtual projects
visual vs. kinetic learning
broad-base education: what is the computer's place?
real-world vs. virtual world intelligence
to what degree is the virtual world also the real world?

A point to consider in the midst of all of this is that the world is changing, no matter what our thoughts on technology are. Schools are reflected(ing) in this changing world, no matter how we feel about it. Let's remember to keep teaching with quality, no matter the current argument or outcome: that is how to best help our students.

It's about the people, people.