One of the bloggers I added to my reader and really enjoy reading is David Warlick. I haven't read a post on his blog that I disagree with (YET- still reading). I particularly liked this post about empowering students to learn. My favorite statement from this post is when he says we should "provide more time and resources to [enable] and [empower] students to find, or even invent their passions." I LOVE the use of the word invent because in today's fast changing times, many of our students will have jobs in ten years that center around something that we don't even know exists yet! It is our job to inspire students to find that passion, even if they have to start from scratch!
This post from David was kind of a wake up call! Teachers, schools, and administrators have come up with excuse after excuse about why we can't teach to the future. Some of those excuses are valid, but all the same, they are still EXCUSES. Essential Question: “Are you going to adapt your philosophies and practices to a new generation of learners, a new information environment, and a new future?”
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