C4T #2

Learning with ‘e’s
1.) Business Games
This post discussed the topic of sharing information freely. Since teachers share their information with one another, is it smart for a business to do so? If a business were to give out there information this could be risky because the business world is very competitive. A business could lose income. I don’t think this is the same in the teaching world. So much improvement needs to be made in education and it would be beneficial to access the ideas of other teachers. By sharing your ideas as a teacher you are helping out so many others. If we all keep are ideas to our self, how will we ever see changes in education? For a business it is wise to give out a cheap version of their product for potential users to sample and sell the updated version for a steeper price. These way potential buyers can use a sample of the product before making a large purchase and companies aren’t losing income. Also each company has an idea of what the other one is doing.
2.) In the Same Boat
As teachers we are all “in the same boat.” While this can be comforting, it is an issue. There are changes that need to be made in our education system. People can me be hesitant to change and it is hard to get the message across to such a large crowd. In this post the topic of making a change globally in education was discussed. Technology offers so much to people who are willing to learn. Information on the web can be overwhelming at times. Even if we can not attain all the information provided from the internet, we can learn more than we would from one text book. Having students use technology, such as the Japanese schools did stated in the post, can allow a student to use many skills. This is also intriguing to the student and keeps them focused. If we want to see change than it is up to each individual to do so, as said in the final remark. We can start making changes little by little till eventually we all “row in the same direction.”