Wow! Will this is the best presentation you have EVER delivered. It was very motivational. I what I would like next are some practical help on making schools different
I have only one issue with any of this. When I was a first year (heck, even a second or third year) teacher, I would have LOVED to have someone in my earbud helping me out. That's called mentoring and it wouldn't suck in all cases.
Have you seen "Making the Choice: When Typical School Doesn't Fit Your Atypical Child"? You can find it on the Gifted Homeschoolers website. It's right in line with your arguments.
Will is framing the new paradigm as "different" vs. "better", but it seems to me that different IS better. Perhaps it could be more adequately be described as a shift from "product-based" to "process-based"?
@MrHumphrey259 The only validity your argument holds is with kids in the upper echelon of academics and with those kids with well-developed IEPs. The vast majority of the kids in the middle are not getting the education they need with a "teaching to the test" approach because the material and focus on the "test" is for primarily theoretical mathematics and literature-based reading--we are teaching an outmoded system. The grass is greener on the other side, because the grass is dead on this side.
The biggest mistake music teachers make is under-challenging their students. "Oh there not ready for X. " .. If you give them X and they like it then they will get ready and do very well.
gosh - it's even better the 3rd time you watch it.. thanks Will.
This is amazing. This is something I, as a 17 year old student, can relate to. It's such an important issue. This is something I 'm passionate about .
Great talk, Will. It is a daunting task to prepare 21C global citizens from an institution mired in 20th century pedagogy.
Wow! Will this is the best presentation you have EVER delivered. It was very motivational. I what I would like next are some practical help on making schools different
Wow ! His daughter play Don't Stop Believing by Journey on piano
I have felt this way since day one when I started teaching. Heck, even when I was in school.
I have only one issue with any of this. When I was a first year (heck, even a second or third year) teacher, I would have LOVED to have someone in my earbud helping me out. That's called mentoring and it wouldn't suck in all cases.
agreed!
Powerful stuff. Thanks for your inspiration Will.
Have you seen "Making the Choice: When Typical School Doesn't Fit Your Atypical Child"? You can find it on the Gifted Homeschoolers website. It's right in line with your arguments.
Will is framing the new paradigm as "different" vs. "better", but it seems to me that different IS better. Perhaps it could be more adequately be described as a shift from "product-based" to "process-based"?
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I love this man!
@MrHumphrey259 The only validity your argument holds is with kids in the upper echelon of academics and with those kids with well-developed IEPs. The vast majority of the kids in the middle are not getting the education they need with a "teaching to the test" approach because the material and focus on the "test" is for primarily theoretical mathematics and literature-based reading--we are teaching an outmoded system. The grass is greener on the other side, because the grass is dead on this side.
The biggest mistake music teachers make is under-challenging their students. "Oh there not ready for X. " .. If you give them X and they like it then they will get ready and do very well.
I"m a teacher, and totally agree!!
Everything he points out here is the very reason why homeschooling is booming.
I look at statistics.
Yes some students are raised very good.
What is the percentage. I claim 4 % .
Then I say public education is failing
yeah yeah yeah
Waffle on mate! Different how? Be specific.