Beth’s Thoughts on Technology in the Classroom

We are under a mandate to make sure ALL our students achieve high academic standards. What this means in most places is doing more of the same. We increase class time, cut out electives, and have some kids double up on Math and English. If it wasn’t working the first time why should more of the same be any better? I am oversimplifying. I know individual teachers who are striving to offer a more differentiated learning experience, schools who are…

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The current educational system is descendant from the Industrial Revolution, and the vast wave of immigrants that arrived during that time. It was designed around the wonderful new invention; the factory. Its purpose to provide a basic education to the masses to help them assimilate to this new land and provide the much needed work force to support the development of new industries. The factory style educational system led to the compartmentalization of information so that it could be passed…

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