tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post736618168606844536..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: Makers and DodgersRichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-41331484280393138522013-11-03T19:16:06.838-05:002013-11-03T19:16:06.838-05:00Stager was meant to be disruptive. He was also po...Stager was meant to be disruptive. He was also polarizing. You had to react to him. That was part of his purpose. <br />What I take away from Stager is that design thinking has a clear role in formal and informal learning. I think he has seen the ills of poorly implemented assessment only education and wants nothing to do with it. He hasn't really seen the Common Core implemented because by and large it hasn't been done yet. This was his first trip to KY. He hasn't seen the CCSS up close and personal. At the very least, I think his presence at UK's I2L event will force people to consider hands on learning and how it fits into the Common Core Era. That is not a bad thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-29528780330920213542013-11-01T18:54:41.741-04:002013-11-01T18:54:41.741-04:00Could someone please make Fordham just shut up? Wh...Could someone please make Fordham just shut up? What do the do except oppose things? All Fordham wants is lists of stuff to memorize. By their line of thinking we don't need standards, we just a copy of the World Book Encyclopedia.<br /><br />The Fordham motto should be "We're against it!"KY Teachernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-2511817246269383682013-10-31T09:29:03.522-04:002013-10-31T09:29:03.522-04:00I too found Sager somewhat confusing if not contra...I too found Sager somewhat confusing if not contradictory at times. At one point lamenting that kids today don't go fishing with an uncle or changing oil with their dad and as a result don't have skills for maker type activites but then implying that all teachers need to do is throw some junk and tools on a table and students will suddently apply those very same lacking skills in solving problems through intrinsic motivation and discovery. Apparently, all elementary students are junior Einsteins who are insulated from incredible feats by a 3 R's curriculum that bounds them in a caccoon of conformity. <br /><br />I think what bugged me the most about him was his portrayal of teachers as impediments to creative or advance thinking and that educators label and dope up inquisative kids in order to force them to conform to our program. <br /><br />Teachers PD should be grow a garden or go to a concert in order to develop a personal interest to connect with the kids? Please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com