Schools in the Cloud

 

I like that Sugata's proposition comes from a place of letting the students learn, instead of forcing them all to learn the same things the same way. I also like that he is trying to make schooling mimic what the future of careers is sure to look like.

 

 

Some of the problems that I see is that I am not sure if some kids, particularly those that grew up with technology always around, would be as excited as the students in the slums of India. In my own classrooms, I give my students research projects using topics that interest them, and some are still hesitant to want to discover new things. I think some of our students feel so indifferent towards technology because it has just always been there.

 

 

I like that his vision of the future of schooling focuses on wondering and collaboration. Those are two of the main principles of his proposition. Getting students to want to learn and getting them to work together to discover is a true goal of education. My own personal vision for the future of schooling is similar to the Montessori schools, where students are able to control their learning, and a teacher is a facilitator.

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My name is Jessie Long, I am from Fairmont, West Virginia, where I live with my husband and our two sons. We are also expecting our third child this July! I m a teacher/Librarian at East Fairmont Middle School. I also am the Student Council Adviser and one of the girls' basketball coaches at my school. I am currently working on my second Master's degree in Digital Media and Learning Technology, and this class will help towards finishing that degree.

This cartoon makes me think of my 6th grade students. Whenever I start teaching research skills, that's all they say..."Can't I just use Google to get the answers." It takes them a while to understand that they still have to learn how to evaluate information they find. Students these days think they can learn all that they need to by Googling it, and they believe what they find is fact. I think this shows us as teachers, though, that our students want to learn using technology, so we have to find ways of making them learn while implementing technology that will peak their interest.