tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post3266243302470305653..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: Snake OilTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-42742295098566074002014-03-11T07:03:41.153-07:002014-03-11T07:03:41.153-07:00In my teaching days, I was inspired by this talk f...In my teaching days, I was inspired by this talk from Sir Ken Robinson:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY<br /><br />Seems like the antidote to what you've identified.Joel Zehringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760882382440451995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-28581522060966152072014-03-09T07:26:29.116-07:002014-03-09T07:26:29.116-07:00Goodness! I'm surprised those teachers are eve...Goodness! I'm surprised those teachers are even responding. As an early years practitioner and student in the UK, I can say with certainty that any lecturer who tried to teach like that would be lucky to get even a mumble in response. They would probably be laughed out of the classroom actually.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109499510006079680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-70876476038813198502014-03-06T04:41:23.740-08:002014-03-06T04:41:23.740-08:00And now you know why teachers dread "professi...And now you know why teachers dread "professional development days" the most. <br /><br />Want to mutiny? Have fun with your teacher's evaluation throughout the year if you do.<br /><br />It's crap, and it's RARE when an administrator looks at this and feels the same way.<br /><br />M.Michaele Sommervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990037834550670314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-81396988905563497862014-03-06T04:40:47.270-08:002014-03-06T04:40:47.270-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michaele Sommervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990037834550670314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-70440212406583912342014-03-05T19:22:07.867-08:002014-03-05T19:22:07.867-08:00As a former CPS teacher this doesn't surprise ...As a former CPS teacher this doesn't surprise me even a little bit. In my first months of teaching I attended a PD session that was pretty comparable in content... and had the additional "treat" of being in a building which previously housed a school that had been shuttered for poor performance. Yes, a (for all intents and purposes) abandoned building. It was a ghost town - no running water, no TP, no food - and in the middle of ghetto where there wasn't anywhere else to go to meet human needs. They did have electricity by which to run the boring power point.<br /><br />I didn't last long in CPS. Years later, my career took me in a direction where teacher training was a significant part of my job description and many of my "customers" were CPS schools. (I was in informal education - NOT a corporate trainer or reformer, for the record.) <br /><br />My main goal as a trainer was always to create an environment of respect and professionalism. For the most part, I avoided leading trainings on CPS properties, choosing to bring CPS teachers to my (fun, engaging, professional, respectful) space instead. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-73723101702124078122014-03-05T10:00:38.970-08:002014-03-05T10:00:38.970-08:00This is EXACTLY the way my son is being taught in ...This is EXACTLY the way my son is being taught in kindergarten. "What sound?" "a" "Yes, a. What sound?" "o" "Yes, o". Drill, drill, drill. Repeat what I just said. This is a perfectly sensible way to instruct teachers who will then use this method with young children. Oh, the teacher in my son's classroom is young and enthusiastic and puts as much "fun" into it as she can, but Tom, this is the NORM in public education. Yes, depressing. Gracehttp://www.missoulagrace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-18428052217189466412014-03-05T08:05:23.495-08:002014-03-05T08:05:23.495-08:00This is chilling. I taught in early childhood edu...This is chilling. I taught in early childhood education in settings both public and private for almost 40 years, and have never seen anything like this. ( I do remember chanting multiplication tables when I was in 3rd grade. ) If older (MS or HS) students were taught this way in my city, there would be a revolt.<br /><br />BTW the video did not come through in the email, viewed either on iPhone or a PC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-25330227197897339842014-03-05T07:37:57.848-08:002014-03-05T07:37:57.848-08:00You asked "in what world would this style of ...You asked "in what world would this style of teaching be appropriate" (or something like that); I can tell you.<br />I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Kingdom of Tonga from 2009 through 2011. All education experiences are of the rote memorization type--like that demonstrated in the video clip.<br />Tonga is a "christian kingdom," ruled by a monarch, King Tupou 5th ,but, in actuality, the Kingdom is ruled by the church.<br />Their education system is based on the obedience model; all citizens are to be trained to obey the King and the church.<br />It hurt my heart to serve as an education volunteer in this setting.KBeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01773061618201862530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-11382389464354669452014-03-05T07:09:48.219-08:002014-03-05T07:09:48.219-08:00stunned. of all the absurd ideas...there's a z...stunned. of all the absurd ideas...there's a zillion other ways I can think of to help "develop" an educator. none of which involve this classroom setting unless it is to drive home the absurdity of a modern classroom setting. <br /><br />thank you for sharing, Teacher Tom!j. wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05123562404940030878noreply@blogger.com