I recently heard someone say not long …… what will take the time is for them to decide to change.
In the words of Martin Luther King………
“We are now faced with the fact my friends that tomorrow is today.
We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.”
I like how you post a big question for inquiry...solid pedagogy, eh! I should try that too on my blog :)
ReplyDeleteI think an important piece in moving forward is some risk taking and constant reflection to make sure that we are doing what is best for our students. Small steps or giant leaps, I believe we will get there.
However, right now technology and education is backwards. We need to get to the point where education is driving technology, rather than the other way around.
So to answer your question, "How long will it take for schools to change so that all students are engaged learners?"
Perhaps this quote provides a bit of an answer:
"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves" (Victor Frankl).
Great quote - Thank-you for your inspiration - the big question is from your mentoring.......
ReplyDelete“Find the seed at the bottom of your heart and bring forth a flower” (Shigenori Kameoka) I found this quote on the SMARTLearning website and it spoke to me about engaging all learners. If we are developing and changing our practices to best meet the needs of all students, change in schools is imminent. We are establishing a growth mindset as educators to model for our students.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great line: the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. It seems in education we cannot "ready, fire, aim" but we have to "committee" it to death until gradualism will kill the change. If we believe in "Be the Change" then gradualism may tranquilize the passion in us and that is not something I want to see.
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