Thing #4

http://blog.mrmeyer.com/?p=133

Why I Don’t Assign Homework

March 7th, 2007 by Dan Meyer

I Agreed with this author. I thing this is a discussion that needs to take place in education today. I did not give home work during the last few years in the classroom. I thing it was much better for me and my students.


http://817math.blogspot.com/2006/12/boeuns-scribe-for-december-4th.html

Boeun's scribe for December 4th

This blog was very well done and the student demonstrated a lot of thought and effort. I was disappointed with the comments. They were all about style and form with very little about content.

http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2007/01/spies-like-us.html
Spies Like Us

Ok, good blog with keen insight that brings up a lot of questions.......BUT.. there is is again. An evocative statement that sets the tone of the blog and is clearly ment to prove a point ...but.. no referens to support it. What am I talking about? Here it is....

Arguably, the most highly educated society in history was Nazi Germany. They learned what they COULD do with no discussion of whether they SHOULD do it.

Could be true but the bloger does not give any refernce for the argument.


http://yongesonne.edublogs.org/2007/06/29/the-ripe-environment/

The Ripe Environment

I realy like this post. I think what he is trying to say is that the need for a focus on colaboration is independent of the tools used. All the tools cna get in the way. If the tools of web 2.0 can foster student interest that is fine but the technology is not the end in and of its self.



http://weblogg-ed.com/2008/an-environmental-break-why-cant-we-do-this/

On My Mind 02 Feb 2008 12:01 pm

An Environmental Break–Why Can’t We Do This?

I like that this blog is short concice and makes point quickly and with a minimum of verbage.
The comments are as important as the blog.