tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17495298.post113371082987233248..comments2023-12-18T07:29:05.161-05:00Comments on Real World Dialogue: Breaking and EnteringUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17495298.post-44333305817781841062008-02-20T10:25:00.000-05:002008-02-20T10:25:00.000-05:00Well because you two sisters have to write books o...Well because you two sisters have to write books of your thoughts I thought it best to quickly say, this essay is well written as all of your writings are. This information is valuable and will hopefully soon be compiled to a book of how educators can execute these various levels of issues. Your points are brilliant and well documented. I can not tell you how refreshing your insight into your world of educational experience is for me. You have pushed me to another level of understanding by taking off my blinders to see another perspective to these very seriuos points. Bravo wise one Bravo! Your wisdom is endless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17495298.post-1133930906026279892005-12-06T23:48:00.000-05:002005-12-06T23:48:00.000-05:00Great entry, Kelly. You touched upon something st...Great entry, Kelly. You touched upon something strongly culpable for the barrier that exists between students and teachers: the ignorance (would it be too strong if I said “arrogance?”) of teachers to what student’s have to offer them. From my experience in my college classrooms, I notice considerable differences in the dynamics of a course taught by a teacher who arrives as ready to learn as he is to teach. This openness and 2 way flow of discourse generally promotes a more responsive class, because students feel that they, too, have something of value to offer. Students become disinterested, and at times even deliberately apathetic, when they feel they are being preached to by some didactic, self-righteous professor. It’s difficult to say exactly how to make teachers feel that they can relate to their students. It really depends on exactly why the teacher feels they can not relate. Often, I find many of my teachers revel in being in a position of authority, and that haughtiness blinds them to the retrograde flow of knowledge in the classroom. It would be sad if we had to wait for a moment in which the teacher depended on the student (i.e. the Spanish gangster’s removing the car from the sand) to expose what student’s have to offer. <BR/><BR/>With respect to “breaking and entering,” I think it’s important to recognize that all abilities are truly value-neutral until we apply them. Breaking into your car, or removing the car from the sand were seen as two valuable skills at the time because in both cases you benefited. While we can all definitely learn and benefit from what each other has to offer, I think especially with students it’s vital to promote the application of their abilities in a positive way. <BR/><BR/>And lastly, I locked my keys in my car this weekend, too. Isn’t that bizarre?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com