Comments on: What is my role as a ‘teacher’? http://liveandletlearn.net/what-is-my-role-as-a-teacher/ Living and learning for life Fri, 11 May 2012 08:09:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Borderland » Blog Archive » Walking the Dogs http://liveandletlearn.net/what-is-my-role-as-a-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Borderland » Blog Archive » Walking the Dogs Thu, 05 Jan 2006 23:29:35 +0000 http://liveandletlearn.net/what-is-my-role-as-a-teacher/#comment-658 [...] Michael and Wesley commented on the power of dialog, and I agree completely. Wesley’s comment that “Students today want to be involved in activities that matter, and one of the problems with school is that many students view the things they do there as irrelevant to their lives” is exactly right. Wesley’s question is about how to change attitudes toward technology. But I wonder about whether we can presume to know what will be relevant for everyone, or whether we can say that anything should be relevant to everyone. My neighbor across the road has a small farm. He told me this summer that he has absolutely no interest in the internet. He said, “If I could get on there and find out whether someone has a pile of horse manure to give away, then I might be interested.” Since some people do see the internet as relevant, I suppose our job these days is simply to put people in touch with the piles of horse manure that are out there. Many would say that we should just let people follow their noses. But then we get into a big discussion about internet safety and filtering… [...] [...] Michael and Wesley commented on the power of dialog, and I agree completely. Wesley’s comment that “Students today want to be involved in activities that matter, and one of the problems with school is that many students view the things they do there as irrelevant to their lives” is exactly right. Wesley’s question is about how to change attitudes toward technology. But I wonder about whether we can presume to know what will be relevant for everyone, or whether we can say that anything should be relevant to everyone. My neighbor across the road has a small farm. He told me this summer that he has absolutely no interest in the internet. He said, “If I could get on there and find out whether someone has a pile of horse manure to give away, then I might be interested.” Since some people do see the internet as relevant, I suppose our job these days is simply to put people in touch with the piles of horse manure that are out there. Many would say that we should just let people follow their noses. But then we get into a big discussion about internet safety and filtering… [...]

]]> By: Michael http://liveandletlearn.net/what-is-my-role-as-a-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Michael Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:22:50 +0000 http://liveandletlearn.net/what-is-my-role-as-a-teacher/#comment-657 Strange, I'm not sure why Doug, but I had you pictured in the outback of Western Australia... my mistake! Strange, I’m not sure why Doug, but I had you pictured in the outback of Western Australia… my mistake!

]]> By: Doug Noon http://liveandletlearn.net/what-is-my-role-as-a-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-656 Doug Noon Sat, 31 Dec 2005 07:43:43 +0000 http://liveandletlearn.net/what-is-my-role-as-a-teacher/#comment-656 Funny, I've been looking to the Australian system to see where <em>I'm</em> heading. :) This may well be a case of the blind leading the blind. But hey, we might learn something along the way, and make the trip worthwhile! You're absolutely right; we're only just beginning. Funny, I’ve been looking to the Australian system to see where I’m heading. :)

This may well be a case of the blind leading the blind. But hey, we might learn something along the way, and make the trip worthwhile! You’re absolutely right; we’re only just beginning.

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