socialist Posted January 25, 2015 Author Report Posted January 25, 2015 I know -1 made it personal, socialist. Try not stooping to that level though. It may be true that some don't understand "21st century education". Educating them may be more helpful than insulting them for lack of knowledge. In informing, updating and changing belief systems, it is always more productive to address the majority who can change, and not beat your head against the wall of the few who can't. They will always try to distract/derail you, and in tangling with them, you may lose the rest who may be more open to your information. I appreciate your passion and the topics you bring to the board, and I think you are a welcome addition here. . I am a great addition to this forum. I bring expertise in the field of public education to this forum. Anyways, I went back to the article that I posted in the opening of this thread. There are numerous comments since I read the article the first time. A majority of those comments scare me, because they are coming from adults. It amazes me how little the general public knows about 21st Century learning. It absolutely frightens me how some people are so stuck in the past. Quote Thankful to have become a free thinker.
jacee Posted January 25, 2015 Report Posted January 25, 2015 I am a great addition to this forum. I bring expertise in the field of public education to this forum. Anyways, I went back to the article that I posted in the opening of this thread. There are numerous comments since I read the article the first time. A majority of those comments scare me, because they are coming from adults. It amazes me how little the general public knows about 21st Century learning. It absolutely frightens me how some people are so stuck in the past. Well then educate us. . Quote
poochy Posted January 25, 2015 Report Posted January 25, 2015 I am a great addition to this forum. I bring expertise in the field of public education to this forum. Anyways, I went back to the article that I posted in the opening of this thread. There are numerous comments since I read the article the first time. A majority of those comments scare me, because they are coming from adults. It amazes me how little the general public knows about 21st Century learning. It absolutely frightens me how some people are so stuck in the past. Have you finished patting yourself on the back yet? Anyway, I know it's bad form to do this, and of course my personal abilities, education, vocation etc, I cannot prove, but since you seem to be willing to judge others so harshly i will only say that in my opinion you might be the least knowledgeable person posting on this forum, on any subject.. Either that or you are just trolling. You come across as almost a caricature of the person you claim to be, in other words, not real, so if that is your goal, well done. Quote
Michael Hardner Posted January 25, 2015 Report Posted January 25, 2015 Let's stop brandishing our qualifications and opinions about others here too please. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
socialist Posted January 25, 2015 Author Report Posted January 25, 2015 Well then educate us. . I wasn't referring to you. For the most part, you seem to have a solid understanding of 21st Century learning. Quote Thankful to have become a free thinker.
Ash74 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Posted January 25, 2015 I wasn't referring to you. For the most part, you seem to have a solid understanding of 21st Century learning. I will give you credit for starting conversations. I do not believe you are a teacher, cannot prove it of course and you have very little knowledge on how to argue a point and for that the proof is in your past postings. I do agree there are much more important skills that can be taught than handwriting. It is a huge waste of time and effort. Quote “Show me a young Conservative and I'll show you someone with no heart. Show me an old Liberal and I'll show you someone with no brains.”― Winston S. Churchill There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him. –Robert Heinlein
Guest Posted January 26, 2015 Report Posted January 26, 2015 Well, the article says it "plays an important role in their reading development", and "creates memory traces in the brain that assist with the recognition of letter shapes". Seems like it's doing the kids a disservice to not allow them to learn it. Quote
Mighty AC Posted January 26, 2015 Report Posted January 26, 2015 Well, the article says it "plays an important role in their reading development", and "creates memory traces in the brain that assist with the recognition of letter shapes". Seems like it's doing the kids a disservice to not allow them to learn it. The article refers to printing letters by hand. The mechanical movements certainly do benefit reading and learning in general. However, this is not a defense of cursive handwriting. I don't think anyone is advocating that we stop teaching kids to print, just that cursive writing has now become a waste of time. Quote "Our lives begin to end the day we stay silent about the things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire
socialist Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Posted January 27, 2015 Here is another article about handwriting from the NY Times. I imagine the people who write these pieces, suing phony research are paid by those who want to keep education in the 50s. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/science/whats-lost-as-handwriting-fades.html?_r=3 Quote Thankful to have become a free thinker.
On Guard for Thee Posted January 28, 2015 Report Posted January 28, 2015 Is this 21st century stuff you are all on bout the same stuff that turns out college kids that can't add or subtract or form a proper sentence? Quote
Guest Posted January 28, 2015 Report Posted January 28, 2015 Here is another article about handwriting from the NY Times. I imagine the people who write these pieces, suing phony research are paid by those who want to keep education in the 50s. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/science/whats-lost-as-handwriting-fades.html?_r=3 You mean nib and inkwell manufacturers? Strong lobby. You don't mess with them. Quote
Michael Hardner Posted January 28, 2015 Report Posted January 28, 2015 You mean nib and inkwell manufacturers? Strong lobby. You don't mess with them. Don't you wish that MLW had a 'like' button sometimes ? Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
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