Comments on: Shifting views http://futura.edublogs.org/2007/12/03/shifting-views/ technology, libraries, and schools Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:29:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Shana Kim http://futura.edublogs.org/2007/12/03/shifting-views/comment-page-1/#comment-1469 Shana Kim Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:20:35 +0000 http://futura.edublogs.org/2007/12/03/shifting-views/#comment-1469 "With increasing pressures for AP courses, standardized testing, and college prep curriculums, we struggle to assimilate the different types of students in our schools, who we sometimes find are treated like widgets in a factory, instead of finely hand-crafted wines. " I think you'd be happy to hear that many students feel the same way. The concept of a library is very interesting, especially since many students today seem to either ignore the existence of a library or have forgotten what a library is really about. Thank you for your post. If you are interested, there are some interesting thoughts about education being passed around within the blogs of my classmates and myself. Here are some recent posts regarding testing: http://shanak08.kiswrites.org/2007/12/05/over-saturated/ http://shanak08.kiswrites.org/2007/12/04/23/ “With increasing pressures for AP courses, standardized testing, and college prep curriculums, we struggle to assimilate the different types of students in our schools, who we sometimes find are treated like widgets in a factory, instead of finely hand-crafted wines. ”

I think you’d be happy to hear that many students feel the same way.

The concept of a library is very interesting, especially since many students today seem to either ignore the existence of a library or have forgotten what a library is really about. Thank you for your post.

If you are interested, there are some interesting thoughts about education being passed around within the blogs of my classmates and myself. Here are some recent posts regarding testing:
http://shanak08.kiswrites.org/2007/12/05/over-saturated/
http://shanak08.kiswrites.org/2007/12/04/23/

]]> By: gregg http://futura.edublogs.org/2007/12/03/shifting-views/comment-page-1/#comment-1453 gregg Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:56:36 +0000 http://futura.edublogs.org/2007/12/03/shifting-views/#comment-1453 Thanks for your post. Thought provoking as usual. Thanks for your post. Thought provoking as usual.

]]> By: technotuesday http://futura.edublogs.org/2007/12/03/shifting-views/comment-page-1/#comment-1444 technotuesday Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:20:47 +0000 http://futura.edublogs.org/2007/12/03/shifting-views/#comment-1444 Diane that is why we need leaders in library roles like Carolyn. She is paving a whole new way of thinking for all of us in the library world!!! Diane that is why we need leaders in library roles like Carolyn. She is paving a whole new way of thinking for all of us in the library world!!!

]]> By: diane http://futura.edublogs.org/2007/12/03/shifting-views/comment-page-1/#comment-1439 diane Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:29:17 +0000 http://futura.edublogs.org/2007/12/03/shifting-views/#comment-1439 I like your characterization of the library as a creative thinking lab. So sad that many school librarians are viewed as non-essential babysitters. The new model for schools needs to include time and space for personal learning exploration, both for students and for teachers. Unstructured does not always mean unproductive. I like your characterization of the library as a creative thinking lab. So sad that many school librarians are viewed as non-essential babysitters.

The new model for schools needs to include time and space for personal learning exploration, both for students and for teachers. Unstructured does not always mean unproductive.

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