Comments on: An Educated Person http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/ Concordia University Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:05:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: claudine day http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/comment-page-1/#comment-55 claudine day Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:02:34 +0000 http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/#comment-55 Being in kindergarten my job is to create a learning environment that is not only full of creativity and imagination but provide my students with the tools to be critical thinkers and problem solvers. We work together as a class to create our classroom centers and then I add to them so that there is learninig involved. Yes we do play in kindergarten, but as all kindergarten teachers know we learn through play. We create an environment that connects and builds on the next environment. This my friends is what it means to be educated. Could you see if I just set up my classroom with toys and said, OK class...PLAY TIME! Now there is your definition of schooled...or daycare! Um Becki....are these boys into sports by chance????? Being in kindergarten my job is to create a learning environment that is not only full of creativity and imagination but provide my students with the tools to be critical thinkers and problem solvers. We work together as a class to create our classroom centers and then I add to them so that there is learninig involved. Yes we do play in kindergarten, but as all kindergarten teachers know we learn through play. We create an environment that connects and builds on the next environment. This my friends is what it means to be educated.

Could you see if I just set up my classroom with toys and said, OK class…PLAY TIME! Now there is your definition of schooled…or daycare!

Um Becki….are these boys into sports by chance?????

]]> By: Becki Micheletti http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Becki Micheletti Sun, 21 Jan 2007 22:39:27 +0000 http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/#comment-38 Since I'm the last to comment on this topic, I think we are all correct in our beliefs of "educated" vs. a "schooled" student. As a teacher with more years outside of the classroom and a parent of children in their 20's, I may look at this topic from a different point. I want to approach my teaching with some "fun", "laughter" and "unexpected" moments. My hope would be that students in my class want to be "educated" - to want to learn more versus the "schooled"- who are required to be there and put in there time. I feel as an elementary teacher I can engage students enough for them to "find" something they want to learn more about and share with us what they've learned. This year I have 2 boys that I haven't "found" something for them to "sink" their teeth into yet and motivate them: open for ideas. Since I’m the last to comment on this topic, I think we are all correct in our beliefs of “educated” vs. a “schooled” student. As a teacher with more years outside of the classroom and a parent of children in their 20’s, I may look at this topic from a different point. I want to approach my teaching with some “fun”, “laughter” and “unexpected” moments. My hope would be that students in my class want to be “educated” – to want to learn more versus the “schooled”- who are required to be there and put in there time. I feel as an elementary teacher I can engage students enough for them to “find” something they want to learn more about and share with us what they’ve learned. This year I have 2 boys that I haven’t “found” something for them to “sink” their teeth into yet and motivate them: open for ideas.

]]> By: Monica Nawrocki http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Monica Nawrocki Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:57:32 +0000 http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/#comment-33 Our goal as teachers is to "educate' our students. You want them to be critical thinkers; we want them to think outside the box. We should include lessons that engage students and require them to analyze things. They should create their own ideas and learn to make connections. A schooled person lacks in those abilities and can't seem to stray away from their linear thinking. Our goal as teachers is to “educate’ our students. You want them to be critical thinkers; we want them to think outside the box. We should include lessons that engage students and require them to analyze things. They should create their own ideas and learn to make connections. A schooled person lacks in those abilities and can’t seem to stray away from their linear thinking.

]]> By: Tim Kramer http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Tim Kramer Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:55:21 +0000 http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/#comment-31 I meant ABSCHICKEN!!!!!!!!!!! I meant ABSCHICKEN!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Dana http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Dana Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:52:42 +0000 http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/#comment-28 The "schooled" child is one who doesn't want to play the game. The child thinks linearly (is that a word) and can't grasp the big picture. There is no evidence of well-roundedness in their scheme of things. The "educated" child works hard, has goals, believes that all learning experiences are valuable, and wants to play the game. The educated child doesn't want to just get by, but reaches outside of the box--oh my! The “schooled” child is one who doesn’t want to play the game. The child thinks linearly (is that a word) and can’t grasp the big picture. There is no evidence of well-roundedness in their scheme of things. The “educated” child works hard, has goals, believes that all learning experiences are valuable, and wants to play the game. The educated child doesn’t want to just get by, but reaches outside of the box–oh my!

]]> By: Tim Kramer http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Tim Kramer Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:52:11 +0000 http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/#comment-27 You know the answer to the question you posed.... standardized testing, time constraints, and a million other reasons are why every lesson does not incorporate critical thinking. This is what separates the great teachers from the good ones and the average ones from the bad ones. The more critical we can get our kids to think and analyze and problem solve (any situation that comes up) the better job we have done as educators. That's the answer that you already knew. ABSCHIKEN! You know the answer to the question you posed…. standardized testing, time constraints, and a million other reasons are why every lesson does not incorporate critical thinking. This is what separates the great teachers from the good ones and the average ones from the bad ones. The more critical we can get our kids to think and analyze and problem solve (any situation that comes up) the better job we have done as educators. That’s the answer that you already knew. ABSCHIKEN!

]]> By: Joe Soss http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Joe Soss Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:49:03 +0000 http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/#comment-24 Are we really helping our kids think outside the box if we continue to refer to it as a box instead of a circle or some other geometric shape. Couldn't we also teach kids to think outside of the abschicken? On a more serious note, wouldn't the students needs be better served if thinking outside of the box was incorporated into every lesson. In other words why do we view critical thinking as the exception to the rule rather than the rule itself? Are we really helping our kids think outside the box if we continue to refer to it as a box instead of a circle or some other geometric shape. Couldn’t we also teach kids to think outside of the abschicken? On a more serious note, wouldn’t the students needs be better served if thinking outside of the box was incorporated into every lesson. In other words why do we view critical thinking as the exception to the rule rather than the rule itself?

]]> By: Cindi http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Cindi Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:46:33 +0000 http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/#comment-23 I agree with Julie, but I think I would add that personal qualites and social skills, as well as experiences, should be included in a definition of "educated". Julie is educated :-) Tim is schooled. (Just kidding) I agree with Julie, but I think I would add that personal qualites and social skills, as well as experiences, should be included in a definition of “educated”. Julie is educated :-) Tim is schooled. (Just kidding)

]]> By: Julie Klawitter http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Julie Klawitter Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:43:49 +0000 http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/#comment-21 Okay, Okay, so let's leave the definition of box open to the student - for some it may be a jack-in-the-box, for others maybe it's a shoe box or a cardboard box and still others it may be a box of chocolates- because Tim, life is a box of chocolates - you never know what you're gonna get! Okay, Okay, so let’s leave the definition of box open to the student – for some it may be a jack-in-the-box, for others maybe it’s a shoe box or a cardboard box and still others it may be a box of chocolates- because Tim, life is a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re gonna get!

]]> By: Tim Kramer http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Tim Kramer Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:40:10 +0000 http://edu6500.edublogs.org/2007/01/10/an-educated-person-2/#comment-19 What if... instead of thinking outside the box, you try to teach your students to create their own box? What if… instead of thinking outside the box, you try to teach your students to create their own box?

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