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RE: Musing Posts
Perhaps simply because it's the most effective way of teaching!
In life, we should always try new things and new methods, teaching included, but we should never implement change for change sake.
If a system ain't broke. It don't need fixing! but never stop trying to stay on a course of continual improvement.
The key point in education is the teacher and how they get across their message to their pupils. The teacher is the key to learning anything in life and all they really need are their mind, personality and voice to get a message across.
Sometimes, simple is best!
Interesting question, thank you :-)
I definitely agree with "if it ain't broke dont fix it" .. and change for change sake is what most of our 'digitization and computers in education' activities look like to most teachers .. :)
I think we innovators always get excited whenever the word 'disruption' is heard .. so we come over thinking letz apply it on education and we're shocked when it doesn't work or doesn't catch on..
.. most of us dont get it, cause we've never taught before and we've never been in a school administrative position before, we can't understand the feel of the territory the way they do
There's always something we're doing wrong that escapes our sights but is so glaringly obvious to teachers and people who are in it everyday..
Sometimes I think if any kind of disruption will happen in education... it will be the teachers and students right there down in the classroom that will do it, they're the only ones with the necessary insights to adjust what they do and react to the feedback instantly. If they like what they create, they keep it.
We should probably just tool em up (equip them) and let em come up with their own ideas themselves