tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post112827737174692717..comments2023-10-24T10:06:05.391-05:00Comments on Instructivist: Non-instruction (rev.)Instructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01652458042291988959noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post-1128785652749484142005-10-08T10:34:00.000-05:002005-10-08T10:34:00.000-05:00aack!I like effusiveness!That should be apparent f...aack!<BR/><BR/>I like effusiveness!<BR/><BR/>That should be apparent from the number of exclamation points !!!! and CAPITAL LETTERS and <B>boldface expressions</B> I use in my own life!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post-1128782505563765432005-10-08T09:41:00.000-05:002005-10-08T09:41:00.000-05:00Sorry for the effusiveness. I revised it.Sorry for the effusiveness. I revised it.Instructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652458042291988959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post-1128778388562937512005-10-08T08:33:00.000-05:002005-10-08T08:33:00.000-05:00I did it!I did it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post-1128778358241028542005-10-08T08:32:00.000-05:002005-10-08T08:32:00.000-05:00hmmI'm having trouble commenting...hmm<BR/><BR/>I'm having trouble commenting...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post-1128647695127466242005-10-06T20:14:00.000-05:002005-10-06T20:14:00.000-05:00I love that anonymous comment.Also, I agree comple...I love that anonymous comment.<BR/><BR/>Also, I agree completely.<BR/><BR/>I remember a group assignement we had in college. Tasks were distribute to everyone, except the person the rest of us determined to be incapable of accomplishing anything. We did well.<BR/><BR/>In high school, the odds can be a lot worse. To rely on it completely is nothing short of idiocy.NYC Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188066345722781723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post-1128431655114665212005-10-04T08:14:00.000-05:002005-10-04T08:14:00.000-05:00I attended and now teach in NYC public schools. I...I attended and now teach in NYC public schools. If I had been taught the way that I am forced to teach now, I would be an idiot.<BR/><BR/>I was not self motivated to learn anything. I learned because I was disciplined. There would be serious consequences, (short term and long term), for poor grades. <BR/><BR/>Left with my fellow classmates to "uncover" or "discover" anything--ha, ha, funny--they were just as unmotivated as I. The few group projects I was forced to do were annoying. We spent all the time in school socializing then had to do the real work at home.<BR/><BR/>Will we ever get back to teaching and learning? This back alley teaching that I do; always looking over my shoulder, scared that I may be caught teaching, coming up with excuses when I am caught teaching is highly stressful.<BR/><BR/>Imagine watching a person drowning and throwing in a few more non-swimmers in to help. Next, the group must figure out a way to save themselves. I, as the teacher, must watch and facilitate their experience. <BR/><BR/>Outrageous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post-1128388946562324072005-10-03T20:22:00.000-05:002005-10-03T20:22:00.000-05:00You know, this guy could use the homework and the ...You know, this guy could use the homework and the correcting as a huge opportunity to teach. Like what if three students went up to the board and did the problem as they had on the homework, and then the teacher led the class through the problems. Some students made mistakes, that might help others learn where problems are tricky.<BR/><BR/>Or maybe students used different ways to solve problems. Maybe the teacher could use these ways to solve problems to help illuminate how flexible and powerful math can be.<BR/><BR/>But honestly, running a class like that is HARD work. And I suspect that's not what this guy is about.Jenny D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00387495194556407445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post-1128375349021178982005-10-03T16:35:00.000-05:002005-10-03T16:35:00.000-05:00"I'm not clear why this is considered "constructiv..."I'm not clear why this is considered "constructivism"."<BR/><BR/>You are right. It could just be laziness.<BR/><BR/>Constructivism would appeal to the lazy. It gives them a rationale or excuse.Instructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652458042291988959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post-1128358725249187532005-10-03T11:58:00.000-05:002005-10-03T11:58:00.000-05:00I'm not clear why this is considered "constructivi...I'm not clear why this is considered "constructivism". I had an algebra teacher like this in 1973, though he did not announce a justification. We just figured that he was burned out and waiting to retire. My father taught me algebra that year. I passed it along to several other students in the class. My parents did speak to the teacher and possibly to the principal, but with minimal success.algorithmic_arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833785316138296142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post-1128309745386533442005-10-02T22:22:00.000-05:002005-10-02T22:22:00.000-05:00Take heart! This may be a sign that these officio...Take heart! This may be a sign that these officious loonies are laying the foundations of their own obsolescence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post-1128307192626516902005-10-02T21:39:00.001-05:002005-10-02T21:39:00.001-05:00What CRAP. Parents of those students need to rise...What CRAP. Parents of those students need to rise up in rebellion and run the principal or whomever is running that looney bin out of town.Dan Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397636504405471939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9539359.post-1128307183869023892005-10-02T21:39:00.000-05:002005-10-02T21:39:00.000-05:00What CRAP. Parents of those students need to rise...What CRAP. Parents of those students need to rise up in rebellion and run the principal or whomever is running that looney bin out of town.Dan Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397636504405471939noreply@blogger.com