Let me first say that creating this blog and keeping up with it has really helped me through this class. I have really enjoyed reading and analyzing in this sort of format. I am considering having my students create blogs for my classes this coming year. I have enjoyed reading my class mates blogs and being able to comment on their posts...I feel like it is a great way to communicate!
I think the two high lights of my blog were my entries on Why High Schools Must Go and my Waiting for Super Who blog.
The reason these two particular blogs stick out in my mind is because when I did the reading for these particular assignments....I was really blown away by what I read. The two articles were both eye opening and helped me to understand that there is a) always another side of the story and b) more then one way to do something...you don't have to keep on doing the same thing because someone said so.
As a high school teacher, I strive to find innovative lesson and techniques to teach my students. I feel that high school is the last step before the "real world"....whatever the real world means for a student (college, work, military etc). Some students are more then ready for a college atmosphere and ready to take that step. The High School Must Go blog post high lights the interview of Leon Botstein by Robert Epstein. It is refreshing as an educator to hear someone say that high school is not necessarily necessary for every student. In fact, he proclaims that we stifling the growth of students who are ready for a college experience. This is something that I would never have considered...not go to high school? Come one...everyone has too! I think one of the reasons that I liked this article so much was because it forced me to look and think outside of the box!
Waiting for Super Who was another article that knocked my socks off. I mentioned in the blog that I show the movie Waiting for Superman to my Husson Sociology class. I teach a whole unit on education and I use this movie as sort of a focal point on the state of education in America. The students love it and have real emotional responses to the content. Now, I will be able to show my students both sides of the story...which is so important. I think my students benefit from understanding and learning about education and what is behind the theories and ideas of educating the youth - being able to see both sides of the coin will only make them more well rounded.
I am going to continue blogging throughout my experience with this Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction program...This will be a great way for people to see what I am doing and it will also allow me to organize my thoughts and see how far I have come. I am going to give my blog address out to a few people at my school that I know are interested in curriculum work...maybe we can collaborate on certain issues and topics.
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