Classroom At-Large

http://weblogg-ed.com/2009/personalizing-education-for-teachers-too/

We’ve all participated in discussions about drawing upon students’ passions and even tailoring their learning to grow those areas of interest, but this article talks about taking it a step further — personalizing education for teachers as well. If you read it, comment on the original article rather than here.

Every time a new media form or means of communication rises into the collective consciousness, detractors lament the end of language, or even civilization, as we know it. The technology always lasts longer than the backlash. Here are two articles speaking against the anecdotal evidence that texting is ruining children’s ability to communicate formally:

http://techdirt.com/articles/20080916/1957542289.shtml

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126965.300-texting-can-b-gd-4-ur-kids.html

Put that in your pipe and smoke it, fuddy-duddies!

Here is an interesting article from David Warlick’s blog $0.02 Worth.

http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/?p=1686

The last paragraph stood out the most in my mind.

Enjoy