Chapter 7
Quote: “In the new information economy, expertise is less about having a stockpile of information at one’s disposal and increasingly about knowing how to find and evaluate information on a given topic.” This quote sums up the reason we need to transform our school from teacher-centered to student-centered learning.
Question: How can we bring all teachers on board to the realization that standing in front of the class and “handing out knowledge” no longer works in today’s world? Inquiry-based learning is fundamental to our students’ ability to think for themselves and explore the vast amounts of information available to them on the internet and beyond.
Connection: I can truly connect to this chapter in that I need to learn how to find information when I need to. I become overwhelmed when going on an internet search for information – somewhat akin to shopping at Nordstrom Rack – the vast amount of merchandise to choose makes my head spin and gives me anxiety. The where question posed in the book resonates with me…where do I go to look for what I need?
Epiphany: On page 98 of our text the authors write about the ability to organize, connect, and make sense of things… It made me realize that I not only need to know where to look for information but then need to be able screen through all the information to organize and make sense of what I find. This is not so much an epiphany as a wakeup call that I have a lot of work to do in becoming a proficient seeker and user of information.
Chapter 8
Quote: “Thus the first aspect of indwelling, which hanging out begins to develop, is social experience.” This statement brings home the point of how important social experience is. Whether it’s experience as in experiencing the social aspect of life, or experience as in gaining experience at the social aspect of life; each of these things are important aspects of living a successful, happy life.
Question: How do we find the happy medium where our kids are experiencing both the social aspect of connecting on the internet and also connecting with other like-minded kids face-to -face, in order to learn the art of socialization? This question is a loaded one. Kids these days spend so much time on their devices that they are losing the ability to socialize with others on a personal, face-to-face basis.
Connection: My connection to this chapter has to do with my son, who is a sophomore in college. School is a struggle for him and I am constantly encouraging him to join a study group, that that is the best way to learn and succeed in school. Perhaps if he were more adept socially this would be easier for him to do. As it is, I think social situations beyond his work and hobbies are intimidating because he is of the “device” generation.
Epiphany: Writing about my connection was when I had my epiphany – that my son doesn’t not join a study group because he doesn’t want to, or believe me when I say it’s a great way to learn. Perhaps he doesn’t join a study group because of his lack of social experience.
Chapter 9
Quote: “…knowledge economy.” That phrase is so powerful and pithy. I never thought of the vast amount of information and knowledge available out there in terms of having its own economy but it makes perfect sense.
Question: The quote I chose, “knowledge economy,” makes me wonder about the future of the information age and how people will begin to profit from it in ways we can’t imagine now.
Connection: I really connected with the last sentence of the book, “where imaginations play learning happens.” Letting our imaginations take us on journeys of learning is how things are discovered and inventions are made. Bringing imagination and play to the forefront of our teaching is the way we begin to transform our education system.
Epiphany: Not so much an epiphany as an observation that the older people get, the less imaginative they tend to be. There has got to be a way to keep our collective imagination alive and thriving. And it has to do with how we teach our children.
Quote: “In the new information economy, expertise is less about having a stockpile of information at one’s disposal and increasingly about knowing how to find and evaluate information on a given topic.” This quote sums up the reason we need to transform our school from teacher-centered to student-centered learning.
Question: How can we bring all teachers on board to the realization that standing in front of the class and “handing out knowledge” no longer works in today’s world? Inquiry-based learning is fundamental to our students’ ability to think for themselves and explore the vast amounts of information available to them on the internet and beyond.
Connection: I can truly connect to this chapter in that I need to learn how to find information when I need to. I become overwhelmed when going on an internet search for information – somewhat akin to shopping at Nordstrom Rack – the vast amount of merchandise to choose makes my head spin and gives me anxiety. The where question posed in the book resonates with me…where do I go to look for what I need?
Epiphany: On page 98 of our text the authors write about the ability to organize, connect, and make sense of things… It made me realize that I not only need to know where to look for information but then need to be able screen through all the information to organize and make sense of what I find. This is not so much an epiphany as a wakeup call that I have a lot of work to do in becoming a proficient seeker and user of information.
Chapter 8
Quote: “Thus the first aspect of indwelling, which hanging out begins to develop, is social experience.” This statement brings home the point of how important social experience is. Whether it’s experience as in experiencing the social aspect of life, or experience as in gaining experience at the social aspect of life; each of these things are important aspects of living a successful, happy life.
Question: How do we find the happy medium where our kids are experiencing both the social aspect of connecting on the internet and also connecting with other like-minded kids face-to -face, in order to learn the art of socialization? This question is a loaded one. Kids these days spend so much time on their devices that they are losing the ability to socialize with others on a personal, face-to-face basis.
Connection: My connection to this chapter has to do with my son, who is a sophomore in college. School is a struggle for him and I am constantly encouraging him to join a study group, that that is the best way to learn and succeed in school. Perhaps if he were more adept socially this would be easier for him to do. As it is, I think social situations beyond his work and hobbies are intimidating because he is of the “device” generation.
Epiphany: Writing about my connection was when I had my epiphany – that my son doesn’t not join a study group because he doesn’t want to, or believe me when I say it’s a great way to learn. Perhaps he doesn’t join a study group because of his lack of social experience.
Chapter 9
Quote: “…knowledge economy.” That phrase is so powerful and pithy. I never thought of the vast amount of information and knowledge available out there in terms of having its own economy but it makes perfect sense.
Question: The quote I chose, “knowledge economy,” makes me wonder about the future of the information age and how people will begin to profit from it in ways we can’t imagine now.
Connection: I really connected with the last sentence of the book, “where imaginations play learning happens.” Letting our imaginations take us on journeys of learning is how things are discovered and inventions are made. Bringing imagination and play to the forefront of our teaching is the way we begin to transform our education system.
Epiphany: Not so much an epiphany as an observation that the older people get, the less imaginative they tend to be. There has got to be a way to keep our collective imagination alive and thriving. And it has to do with how we teach our children.