למידה, אינטרנט ... ומה שביניהם

Learning involved every subject and students were more self motivated to do quality work because the work was more creative and was usually published online for all to see ... so it better be good. (And note that direct instruction was not and never will be abandoned, just more opportunities for students to build knowledge, use and share what they know and learn in creative ways).

Their excitement, focus and requests to work extra outside of school on their research reminded me what we had been onto previously. We didn’t have this new pedagogy down to perfection, but we were well on our way, and with some support we would be even closer to being there now (not that you would ever get to perfection mind you).

The almost total lack of autonomy because of a daily schedule designed by my administration that only includes reading, writing and math ... and most taught with prescribed programs or specific direct instruction pieces that MUST be included literally leave no time.

So together, that's three and a half hours. Add in one hour for lunch, and forty minutes for art, music, or physical education, and I am left with one hour a day for all the fun stuff. It used to be the whole day was fun. Now it's not.

And I am determined not to let the government, administrative initiatives, and test scores to let me veer from that goal.

תוויות: הוראה, למידה, מורים