Comments on: 5 Changes To Education Meme

By: lthumann

lthumann — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:11:02 +0000

We are learning together, right Raquel?
You are so right that teachers should never be afraid to admit that they don’t know the answer. It’s just another opportunity to model a great way to find it.

Thanks so much for your comment and your support. As always, I look forward to seeing you face-to-face again!

By: Raquel Williams

Raquel Williams — Sun, 23 May 2010 00:52:54 +0000

Lisa,

I share the same dreams… Number 5 is so true ! As teachers we need to be open minded and understand that change and learning process should start with us and within ourselves.
A good teacher is one that is not afraid of saying:”I don’t know” but I will find out the answer..”
Learn, Love to learn and Live everyday seeking to Learn more…That’s should be our main goal!
Thanks for making me wanna learn more through your amazing knowledge and passion for technology and education!
Take care,
Raquel Williams

By: lthumann

lthumann — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:57:05 +0000

@Linda – I agree – we are all valuable and thus should be a part of the conversation. Thank you for your comment.

@Dtitle – Should we start with self-assessment? I wonder what we’re going to see in the the next four years in the way of change when it comes to tenure.

@Chris – Thanks! I left a comment on your blog.

@Russ – I hope that you are having a successful and rewarding first year. Thank you for your comment.

By: Russ

Russ — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:59:59 +0000

Lisa,
Got here from Kevin Jarret’s tweet. Great list! As a first year teacher, I completely agree. It is bittersweet that I was nodding my head in agreement as I read each of your “big dreams”. What I do appreciate is that they are all achievable and they all start with us. You’re not asking us to pass the buck.
Russ

By: Chris Craft

Chris Craft — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:12:33 +0000

Hi Lisa,

I responded…

http://www.crucialthought.com/2009/03/16/5-changes-in-education-meme/

Hope it’s ok..

Chris

By: dtitle

dtitle — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:20:46 +0000

OK, I’m a teacher and I LOVE point one. To be honest with you, tenure has no place among true professionals. Teachers do not police their own ranks, and suffer a lack of respect for it. I have no problem with teacher unions trying to get a higher wage, that is what unions do. However, when teachers let teachers, who should not be in a classroom, hide behind tenure, the public reaction is, and rightfully should be, disgust. When administration is fettered with the chore of removing recognizably bad teachers and has to fight teachers to do so, then what does that say about who teachers really care about? Teacher unions must seize assessment from administration and use it on ourselves. No truly professional teacher can disagree with this. If we hide behind tenure then we earn the disparagement that we bring upon ourselves. If we cull our own ranks then we become true professionals. By empowering the profession we become truly powerful.

By: Linda Epps

Linda Epps — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:48:21 +0000

Lisa, you know number 5 is my favorite and I used this phrase since you posted it.

I also think it important to that adminstrators at the district and school level value the professionial expertises of teachers and ask teachers for their imput when making decisions that will impact on teaching and learning.