{"id":164,"date":"2008-03-06T14:08:31","date_gmt":"2008-03-06T19:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bethknittle.net\/WP_Blog\/?p=164"},"modified":"2008-11-30T13:15:15","modified_gmt":"2008-11-30T18:15:15","slug":"responsenot-good-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bethknittle.net\/WP_Blog\/?p=164","title":{"rendered":"Response to Aren’t Good Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ryan Bretag\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s recent post \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Good Enough<\/a> has hit a cord with me. I commented on the post, but felt the need for a longer response. Ryan speaks to two issues that have been haunting him for some time;<\/p>\n

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  1. Pockets of Greatness aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Good Enough<\/li>\n
  2. Learning spaces that live and die with the teacher aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Good Enough<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now I cling to these pockets of greatness or excellence as a sign of hope. There are days I am so overwhelmed by the disconnect between where we are and where we need to be; that I must immerse myself in these spaces to know that there is hope and the message is getting through somewhere. But Ryan is correct they are not good enough.<\/p>\n

    These pockets of excellence are for the most part teacher driven. <\/span>The learning environment that is set up comes and goes at the will of the teacher or the end of the class. Ironically these learning environments are not learner centered. <\/span>Learning is a continuous process therefore the environment in which it takes place should be continuous and fluid. <\/span>I know that I and my colleagues have struggled with this notion over the last few years. <\/span>These are some of the questions we frequently discuss:<\/p>\n