tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post4039897467242155326..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Teachers are not (yet) professionals, IIdoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-7669075075023044692012-02-25T17:53:27.670-05:002012-02-25T17:53:27.670-05:00Dear Louise,
Always great to hear from you!
I do...Dear Louise,<br /><br />Always great to hear from you!<br /><br />I don't hate computers--I even have a 1:1 classroom via a grant I wrote.<br /><br />What I hate is folks thrusting the tool at me without considering the goals they want to attain.<br /><br />I hate giving up things that matter so we can pretend our kids grasp the intricacies of biochemistry.<br /><br />I hate the emphasis on efficiency.<br /><br />(Actually, I don;t hate much of anything these days--I blame the waning testosterone and a better sense of history as I get older.)<br /><br />Problem is I am now working under s system being taken over (as it should be) by younger folk, many who, alas, do not know what they want, or who are afraid to ask for what they want.<br /><br />And that is very, very sad.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-61407179294444499482012-02-25T17:13:46.573-05:002012-02-25T17:13:46.573-05:00Thank you for this. Not that I may yet be a profes...Thank you for this. Not that I may yet be a professional as I do bemoan the lack of respect (in my corner of the world, we are absolutely hated here.) We went one to one. I know you hate computers, but I use it to get kids to think, connect information, record data, tell me what they know, yadda, yadda...I am an environmentalist so it suits me as a medium. But when our school went one to one and we had an opportunity to rethink what we do and elevate it, most chose not to. The lack of conversation appalls me as does the stupid fixes we seem to be told to do. I am stuck teaching kids things they do not need to know yet (organic molecules and intricacies of cellular respiration anyone?) Meanwhile, when I try to connect that information with their bodies and the food they eat and the mess that we have made of so much in this world, they really do not know very much. In the 23 years that I have been teaching, I can say that this is more of a farce than ever. Anyway, I have enjoyed your posts as I think and believe much like you... Some professionalism would be great...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544468563054087057noreply@blogger.com