And that is why teachers (good ones) should get the big bucks. These
poor folks have a much tougher job than we ever give them credit for. They have
to understand not only what is being taught but how things are learned, and
which of their students learn through seeing, hearing, reading, alone,
corroboratively etc al. Do they have any experiences that they can use to take
in and make sense of this new knowledge, and on, and on, and on.
Small children can only deal with concrete ideas, not abstract so they
are very very black and white kinds of thinkers. Teenagers are hopefully moving
into abstract thought, but they are also discovering the opposite sex, more
personal freedom and responsibility, totally new ideas of how the world works -
so its kind of amazing they learn anything during this. High school kids
already know everything - just ask them - so they are a tough audience.
Plus they have to motivate the little rascals into going along with the
whole idea of learning anyway. Fortunately for us, when we lay down a line of
code, or draw up a schematic, we don't have to convince this inanimate object
to do anything, logic and physics takes care of that. Kids on the other hand
may have other important things to do, like eating glue, staring out of the
window etc.
A tough, tough, job and I applauded those that do it well.
Gary
-----Original Message-----
From: Ted Rook [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 8:05 AM
To: <
Subject: electricity and water
my 2c
The audience are children.
Children do not even know what electricity is.
This would seem to require education in more than one topic if it is to be
understood by the children
For example
first: what is electricity? the difference between the wall outlet, the car
battery and the overhead power lines.
second: how does electricity travel from place to place? the concepts of
conductors and insulators.
third: why is electricity dangerous? electric shock, what is it? is the body a
conductor or an insulator? are some parts of it are most sensitive to damage?
fourth: why wet places and things are hazardous: water can change things from
insulators to conductors eg wood, paper, cloth, skin.
Good Luck
Ted Rook
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