tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544313573726082343.post5620642589994357819..comments2023-09-13T08:32:57.715-04:00Comments on Mad Maxisms: Teaching TodayBetsy Ashtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871010122475160477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544313573726082343.post-61674501526628200012012-09-07T14:36:26.285-04:002012-09-07T14:36:26.285-04:00Hi Betsy,
Great post. My 22 year old daughter, a c...Hi Betsy,<br />Great post. My 22 year old daughter, a college student, has some of the same complaints as you. It's often about the students, because she loves a good, open-minded intellectual discussion about anything. But every so often, she even gets a professor who does't encourage that in the classroom. It's not the norm, but is always sad to hear. The good news is not all the students are missing the fire we used to have. But I agree...far too many are. I think it's a sign of the times. SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544313573726082343.post-60681955041266270342012-09-06T09:03:14.763-04:002012-09-06T09:03:14.763-04:00Hi Betsy,
I so worry about teaching for passing t...Hi Betsy,<br /><br />I so worry about teaching for passing the SOLs. This is so wrong for creativity and learning to think outside the box. Where did this come from and where are we going!!!?<br /><br />Monti<br /><a href="http://marymontaguesikes.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Mary Montague Sikes</a>Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544313573726082343.post-66591231104602588752012-09-05T15:15:56.586-04:002012-09-05T15:15:56.586-04:00Socrates would faint from the shock
of seeing what...Socrates would faint from the shock<br />of seeing what goes on in today's classrooms.<br />Looking back more years than I care to admit, I received an excellent education in California classrooms. I remember the 8th Grade Constitution test. No 9th grade if you didn't pass. Same with the Junior Comp test. If you didn't know your English--couldn't parse a sentence and write a decent essay, you got held back. What happened? It's all so different now, and very sad.Shirley Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921731485617291045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7544313573726082343.post-86198785206675379862012-09-05T13:37:38.992-04:002012-09-05T13:37:38.992-04:00If he were teaching today, he might not have concl...If he were teaching today, he might not have concluded this: "I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing."Michael Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483135903100647813noreply@blogger.com