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He said beforehand that the internet has taken teachers jobs by creating online schools. He then said something similar to how he isn't afraid of losing his teaching job. Then he said that people could Google find anything, but they didn't learn it, and that they would learn it with a teacher. He has also said that if he were fired, people couldn't do his job unless they know the material.
One, he just recites a lot of material from a job as he goes.
Two, you could learn anything on the internet with the help of videos and audio explanations.
Three, the majority of the material being "taught" is not being "learned".
My thoughts to it is that he is afraid, afraid of change and the power that the Internet holds over our future, perhaps he is uninformed and would like to discredit the internet's ability to mass educate groups of people for free. I see nothing wrong with this, however he should change his beliefs and go online, and learn something new
I agree.
However, the internet isn't always free, but I understand your point.
We were watching Wall-E. and a video about how machines are taking over jobs.
I do not support industrialization or globalization, nor do I support robots or illegal aliens taking over our jobs, but I would not mind all teachers being fired.
Those tenure-abusing Jews.
You've had one of those old school teachable moments handed to you by your environmental science teacher. You might be able to take this moment and allow your teacher to learn how the internet can help teachers grow to become coaches and mentors instead of content delivers.
Take a look at this video and see how many things you learn from watching it. Then share this video with your teacher and see if he by chance picks up on the statement made around [5:27] content is context for participating.
There’s a good chance this video and a bit of coaching from you might just change your teacher’s mind on the future of education and his role in a better version of school.
Well, thank you for the video. However, I am unable to watch it right now, but I will in the near future.
Also, I don't think showing my teacher anything is an option.
I think you teacher is just scared of change. He doesn't seem to understand that force-feeding isn't learning.
"When will the world listen to reason? I have a feeling it'll be a long time." --Dexter Holland
"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have. The course of history shows as government grows, liberty decreases. " --Thomas Jefferson
Online schooling will be able to replace the jobs of any teachers who find themselves out of the job due to it. There's plenty of positions opening up every year, because it's becoming a more popular way to learn all of the time. If teachers are afraid of not having a job because of the internet, they just aren't thinking it all the way through.
What I don't like is when online teachers have the job because they just don't want to do anything. My history of world civilization professor has made multiple mistakes on quizzes, and after having them brought to her attention she won't even correct the scores, much less actually interact with us in the discussion board.
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(This post was last modified: 09-11-2013 02:59 PM by Sunbourn.)
09-11-2013 02:57 PM
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(09-10-2013 11:13 PM)..V.. Wrote: I agree.
However, the internet isn't always free, but I understand your point.
We were watching Wall-E. and a video about how machines are taking over jobs.
I do not support industrialization or globalization, nor do I support robots or illegal aliens taking over our jobs, but I would not mind all teachers being fired.
Those tenure-abusing Jews.
I support robots taking over our jobs. Course I'd also support becoming a cyborg. Now where'd I put my robotic arm?
I will never become a cyborg. Those guys are going to run the earth one day, and I will be part of the anti cyborg revolution, bashing in artificial metal cyborg skulls.
09-11-2013 11:01 PM
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