Comments on: Most Controversial Issues

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:16:11 +0000

…using a 19th century classroom model in the 21st century.

By: David Warlick

David Warlick — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:26:21 +0000

Laura,

It’s a good questions. But I keep wonder if we might find, with inexpensive netbooks and some rather interesting open content projects going one, that we can actually do digital education more cheaply than print (15th century technology).

– dave –

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:19:28 +0000

How do we provide technology and resources to our students during this time of significant budget cuts and financial concerns?

By: J. Edwards

J. Edwards — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:32:06 +0000

“Disruptive” it surely needs to be.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:26:06 +0000

There is a large debate over school vouchers; should these vouchers be allowed to fund private schools, if so which ones – religious or non-religious? There are many solid points to the argument that support the funding of school vouchers, as well as, views that support the idea that school vouchers should not be able to fund any type of private school.

By: Garrett

Garrett — Sun, 17 May 2009 05:42:42 +0000

Access!!!

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 16 May 2009 03:25:37 +0000

Combining the “standards-based, assessment for learning, differentiated instruction” movement with the need for more “21st century authentic learning” while simultaneously realizing the need to be “held accountable” by federal, state and local officials.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 15 May 2009 23:17:43 +0000

Helping teachers recognize the need to adapt their methods, and to support them while they change. Many teachers teach the way they always have, yet their current students have different needs than students from the past. Teachers need to step back and put the needs of the students before any insecurities of their own.

By: Carl Anderson

Carl Anderson — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:38:50 +0000

Issues: Disruptive Innovation (individualized instruction, personal learning plans), School Choice (charter schools, online courses, homeschooling, private schools, unschooling, etc.), Dropout Rates, Loosing our Gifted and Talented students to unchallenging pedagogy aimed at the middle.

Questions: How can we make changes that address these issues? Are school systems too burdened with tradition to address these challenging issues?

By: KarenJan

KarenJan — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:28:43 +0000

How long will it take before we redefine the role of the teacher? And what will that redefinition look like?

By: Kirsten Holland

Kirsten Holland — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:10:57 +0000

Catering for the ever growing Gifted and Talented population in our schools. Thank goodnss for Web 2.0 as a start.

By: Kay Maynard

Kay Maynard — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:09:37 +0000

How do we change attitudes about extreme blocking of Internet sites, cell phones and other similar technologies that could revolutionize the way we work and learn?

By: T.J. Hart

T.J. Hart — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:58:34 +0000

How to revitalize schools, making teachers the key, but moving from a functionalist environment to a post modern environment. Pretty much all the questions 1 through 13 so far.

By: Robyn Alexander

Robyn Alexander — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:12:27 +0000

How will we ever reach students when we refuse to change ourselves? In the past we have always been able to keep up a little with emerging trends even though we did not embrace them, but now the gap is getting even wider and the students are moving on. School stays the same. We keep wondering what we are doing wrong but never look at changing anything.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Fri, 15 May 2009 04:46:38 +0000

Leadership.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:21:35 +0000

Regurgitate or digest?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:03:37 +0000

There is a crisis of relevance in many schools/systems today.

How are we preparing students for a globalized future?

By: Mary Jude

Mary Jude — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:10:34 +0000

How do we prepare our students for a future we can scarcely imagine?

By: Buthaina Al-Othman

Buthaina Al-Othman — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:01:37 +0000

How to make undergrads, who are rejecting learning and have been well trained not to think or ask questions, understand and realize the importance of learning?

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:51:58 +0000

So much to do … so little time.