Comments on: Slice of Life: The Weeding and Planting of Ideas http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2012/08/28/slice-of-life-the-weeding-and-planting-of-ideas/ If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. ~ Charlie Parker Sun, 19 May 2013 22:01:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://edublogs.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Maria Selke (@mselke01) http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2012/08/28/slice-of-life-the-weeding-and-planting-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-8344 Maria Selke (@mselke01) Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:42:58 +0000 http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/?p=6449#comment-8344 Isn’t it fun to have the chance to come up with new ideas? That’s one of the thing that worries me most about the way education is heading right now – I’m worried about a “lock step” curriculum. I teach best when I can bring my passions to my students.

I’m pretty eclectic, but even if there are things I don’t emphasize, other teachers who have THOSE passions will. Education is supposed to be about inspiring. Only if they are inspired will they really jump on board learning the skills they need to fulfill their dreams. Of course, it helps that I have students who do really already have the skills in place.

]]> By: anita ferreri http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2012/08/28/slice-of-life-the-weeding-and-planting-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-8343 anita ferreri Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:55:34 +0000 http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/?p=6449#comment-8343 I purged piles of old syllabi and teacher handbooks last spring and I must admit that it has given me “fertile ground” to plant new seeds. A wonderful analogy to take back to school – tomorrow for me!

]]> By: LInda Baie http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2012/08/28/slice-of-life-the-weeding-and-planting-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-8340 LInda Baie Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:26:44 +0000 http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/?p=6449#comment-8340 My mind is twirling & we’ve been in school 4 days now, plus others for prep! The list grows longer… I just discovered Powtoon & will teach it in a tech tools class this fall-great program. I love the video of I-Search, & while I was writing this, the next one came up about the National Writing Project & connectivity. Fun, Kevin. Thank you!

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