Comments on: Flattening Instruction http://www.myshortpencil.com/blog/2005/11/35/modernizing-the-curriculum-and-schools/jerry/flattening-instruction/ Education News & Commentary Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:25:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: david deschryver http://www.myshortpencil.com/blog/2005/11/35/modernizing-the-curriculum-and-schools/jerry/flattening-instruction/comment-page-1/#comment-84 david deschryver Mon, 03 Apr 2006 02:04:08 +0000 http://www.myshortpencil.com/blog/?p=35#comment-84 I am glad to see someone read the article with care. Thanks for doing that. I think the question is more difficult than the criticism suggests, and I do conclude that this will happen because the arguments against it (which I run through) are not so strong. But the scope of how it will happen will be a political question for sure. A very political one. Thanks for your work I am glad to see someone read the article with care. Thanks for doing that. I think the question is more difficult than the criticism suggests, and I do conclude that this will happen because the arguments against it (which I run through) are not so strong. But the scope of how it will happen will be a political question for sure. A very political one.

Thanks for your work

]]> By: daniel http://www.myshortpencil.com/blog/2005/11/35/modernizing-the-curriculum-and-schools/jerry/flattening-instruction/comment-page-1/#comment-36 daniel Sun, 27 Nov 2005 06:16:30 +0000 http://www.myshortpencil.com/blog/?p=35#comment-36 Fundamentally, all learning takes place or is expressed in the context of human interaction. Any device/software which enhances and facilitates genuine human interaction will contribute positively to learning. Any device/software which subplants and terminates genuine human interaction will ultimately do more harm than good. Fundamentally, all learning takes place or is expressed in the context of human interaction. Any device/software which enhances and facilitates genuine human interaction will contribute positively to learning. Any device/software which subplants and terminates genuine human interaction will ultimately do more harm than good.

]]> By: Jerry http://www.myshortpencil.com/blog/2005/11/35/modernizing-the-curriculum-and-schools/jerry/flattening-instruction/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Jerry Wed, 23 Nov 2005 21:51:53 +0000 http://www.myshortpencil.com/blog/?p=35#comment-35 Without doubt, we need to spend a lot more on research and development to improve the quality of online instruction. See <a href="http://www.myshortpencil.com/schooltalk/cgi-bin/show.cgi?tpc=2&post=16479#POST16479" rel="nofollow">Urgency. And candor</a> and <a href="http://www.myshortpencil.com/schooltalk/cgi-bin/show.cgi?tpc=2&post=16431#POST16431" rel="nofollow">S.O.S. (Save Our Schools)</a>. We can, and must, dramatically increase the amount of high-quality, research-approved, outcomes-verified lessons students can use anytime, anyplace. The pace of the transition to computer-delivered instruction and greater independent learning skills can be increased by immediately stopping all expenditures targeted for improving classroom instruction and reallocating the funds to the production of online lessons and supporting software. Every day of delay is the loss of opportunities for millions of minds. Without doubt, we need to spend a lot more on research and development to
improve the quality of online instruction. See Urgency. And candor and S.O.S. (Save Our Schools). We can, and must, dramatically increase the amount of high-quality, research-approved, outcomes-verified lessons students can use anytime, anyplace. The pace of the transition to computer-delivered instruction and greater independent learning skills can be increased by immediately stopping all expenditures targeted for improving classroom instruction and reallocating the funds to the production of online lessons and supporting software. Every day of delay is the loss of opportunities for millions of minds.

]]> By: Darren http://www.myshortpencil.com/blog/2005/11/35/modernizing-the-curriculum-and-schools/jerry/flattening-instruction/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Darren Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:20:13 +0000 http://www.myshortpencil.com/blog/?p=35#comment-34 What you write *sounds* good, but in practice if falls flat. No school district who has tried the I CAN Learn program (for teaching Algebra I) has succeeded with it--because kids don't want to stare at a monitor all day when learning. I left a school district in California because they installed that program and I've never regretted it. Here's some information about it: http://fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=193 Thomas Edison thought that movies would eventually replace teachers and revolutionize education. Have you ever watched how well students pay attention during a movie in class? What you write *sounds* good, but in practice if falls flat. No school district who has tried the I CAN Learn program (for teaching Algebra I) has succeeded with it–because kids don’t want to stare at a monitor all day when learning. I left a school district in California because they installed that program and I’ve never regretted it. Here’s some information about it:

http://fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=193

Thomas Edison thought that movies would eventually replace teachers and revolutionize education. Have you ever watched how well students pay attention during a movie in class?

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