Thanks Jim. Interesting article.
As the proof is always in the pudding, in whatever comparison we wish to make a fundamental question would be: Are the human qualities expressed by individual (lifelong) learners (not merely their performance on tests and the like) better or not than under the old system. That requires in the first place some kind of consensus about the desired human qualities. In my world these are expressed not in the first place in terms of skills, but, more importantly, in terms of habits of mind, ways of being, values, and attitudes. It's an interesting challenge to figure out how the building of such qualities can best be achieved in the world we are creating thanks to technological innovation. Technological innovation should not be the driver. Concern with human quality should. Where can I read more about "Walter's skepticism"? Jan -----Original Message----- From: wikieducator@googlegroups.com [mailto:wikieducator@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Tittsler Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 2:33 AM To: WikiEducator Subject: [WikiEducator] K-12 teachers in resource rich environment Walter Bender's OLPC roundup this week mentions an interesting article in The Atlantic about the future role of K-12 teachers in the face of readily available and accessible resources: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/03/the-deconstruction-of-the-k-12-teacher/388631/ I think I side more with Walter's skepticism, but am equally excited with the quality of some of the resources available. (The license terms of some of them are still quite off-putting, but impressive work nonetheless.) -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to wikieducator+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
