tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post710640734808756651..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: iPad's electric assdoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-64531779603681467922013-12-28T11:45:58.996-05:002013-12-28T11:45:58.996-05:00Dear Malcolm,
Amen.Dear Malcolm,<br /><br />Amen.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-30874422443189713722013-12-28T11:04:55.265-05:002013-12-28T11:04:55.265-05:00"What's out there is what's in us--we..."What's out there is what's in us--we are all streaming bits of matter put together temporarily using energy from our God-given sun."<br /><br />This line reminds me of this (which I copied from Wikipedia):<br /><br />BIOPHILIA--> The biophilia hypothesis suggests that there is an instinctive bond between human beings and other living systems. Edward O. Wilson introduced and popularized the hypothesis in his book, Biophilia (1984).[1] He defines biophilia as "the urge to affiliate with other forms of life".[2]<br /><br />We spend altogether too much time inside in school. I cringe when I recall the times I said no to " Mr Chrystal can we go outside to finish this?" <br />hOMESCHOOLING 2020 COVID-19https://www.blogger.com/profile/07217586685244005591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-5663657114229387162013-12-26T18:43:59.073-05:002013-12-26T18:43:59.073-05:00Dear Sean,
Wow, 5 years ago!
That was a great li...Dear Sean,<br /><br />Wow, 5 years ago!<br /><br />That was a <i>great</i> life-altering post--still resonates.<br /><br />Love that Steve Dembo was part o the comments.<br /><br />Small world.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you and yours!doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-67413943886348310772013-12-26T18:03:51.107-05:002013-12-26T18:03:51.107-05:00Oh yeah... this one: http://nashworld.edublogs.or...Oh yeah... this one: http://nashworld.edublogs.org/2008/11/24/where-are-the-seeds-in-an-orange/Sean Nashhttp://nashworld.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-55546257645729920382013-12-26T18:00:39.148-05:002013-12-26T18:00:39.148-05:00When I'm all-in on an idea, but with little ti...When I'm all-in on an idea, but with little time to post a real reply, (as in too busy making jewelry with two little girls on the day after Christmas), I tend to grab the nearest concrete connection. In this case, it is this post from 2008. Looks like I tagged you in this one as well. Go figure. Merry Christmas a day late.Sean Nashhttp://nashworld.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-25477726995909403702013-12-26T17:29:35.545-05:002013-12-26T17:29:35.545-05:00Dear John,
True, but my niece stepped on a Mac. =...Dear John,<br /><br />True, but my niece stepped on a Mac. =)<br /><br />And heck, give your kid the matches--what better way to explore the world. <br /><br />(I'm counting on parents like you to get s through the new Dark Age.)doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-13796875537367239162013-12-26T17:26:38.318-05:002013-12-26T17:26:38.318-05:00Our kids got roller skates for Christmas. They did...Our kids got roller skates for Christmas. They didn't get anything that beeps or buzzes or lights up (though my son did beg for a box of matches so that he could test what burns and what doesn't burn). <br /><br />They have fallen more times than I can count. <br /><br />Nobody falls on an iPad. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-37263525948478598382013-12-26T12:04:42.216-05:002013-12-26T12:04:42.216-05:00Dear Susan,
It starts, again, with the seed. I ha...Dear Susan,<br /><br />It starts, again, with the seed. I have too many sophomores who never planted anything before hitting my classroom.<br /><br />Sad.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-64832365683002339732013-12-26T11:42:51.477-05:002013-12-26T11:42:51.477-05:00"If you stand right fronting and face to face..."If you stand right fronting and face to face with a fact, you will see the sun glimmer on both its surfaces, as if it were a scimitar, and you will feel its sweet edge dividing you through your heart and marrow. Be it life or death, we crave only reality." <br /> <i>Henry David Thoreau</i><br /><br />When it comes to a leaf and the way it feels, smells, the green color glowing in the sun, the iPad is definitely not reality. It's just pixels.<br /><br />From what I have read and my own experience, the brain only knows what comes from the physical world. Willingham says "we understand new things in the context of things we already know, and most of what we know is concrete." <br /><br />So, every year how best can we teach photosynthesis? It seems so logical to ask the students to grow. And they come into class each day and look to see if there is growth. And once they realize that a typical plant needs chlorophyll to grow and that chlorophyll reflects green light, they wonder how the seed can germinate b/c it's not green. And only then can they really understand what a seed is and the roles of photosx and cellular respiration in a plant. But they learned this by holding the seed, looking at the seed, pouring water on the pot and rooting around to see what a germinated seed looks like.<br /><br />I'm rambling I think. But I agree with you wholeheartedly.Susan Eckerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159073219086902316noreply@blogger.com