Comments on: It’s All About The Tools http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/07/its-all-about-the-tools/ Challenge The Status Quo Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:57:06 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: dy/dan » Blog Archive » Yes, this is nice. http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/07/its-all-about-the-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-14639 dy/dan » Blog Archive » Yes, this is nice. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:52:57 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/07/its-all-about-the-tools/#comment-14639 [...] Scott Elias and Todd Seal's recent tech manifestos. [...] [...] Scott Elias and Todd Seal’s recent tech manifestos. [...]

]]> By: concernedCTparent http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/07/its-all-about-the-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-14626 concernedCTparent Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:36:59 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2007/07/its-all-about-the-tools/#comment-14626 <i>If the teacher steps back entirely, the end result in June is a bunch of students who can’t write, read, or think much better than they could in August. That peer-directed learning can achieve amazing results when augmented by solid instruction delivered by a good teacher. Students need teachers. There comes a time when nothing is as effective as teacher feedback, instruction, and direction. Passing on expertise does not have to manifest itself in the form of “I talk and you listen.” That form of instruction, though, is a tool just as much as a podcast is. There may be times when it’s the most appropriate. Pick the right tool for the job.</i> Absolutely! As a parent, I couldn't expect anything more (or less) for my own children. Thanks for being part of the generation of teachers that gets it. We need lots and lots of you... If the teacher steps back entirely, the end result in June is a bunch of students who can’t write, read, or think much better than they could in August. That peer-directed learning can achieve amazing results when augmented by solid instruction delivered by a good teacher.

Students need teachers. There comes a time when nothing is as effective as teacher feedback, instruction, and direction. Passing on expertise does not have to manifest itself in the form of “I talk and you listen.” That form of instruction, though, is a tool just as much as a podcast is. There may be times when it’s the most appropriate.

Pick the right tool for the job.

Absolutely! As a parent, I couldn’t expect anything more (or less) for my own children. Thanks for being part of the generation of teachers that gets it. We need lots and lots of you…

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