Comments on: Fourth Graders know http://www.thethinkingstick.com/fourth-graders-know/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fourth-graders-know Educator Consultant Author Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:10:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: david navis http://www.thethinkingstick.com/fourth-graders-know/#comment-3094 david navis Fri, 09 May 2008 00:44:15 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=665#comment-3094 Hey Jeff, The most powerful learning kids can get often comes from peers. I have used podcasting in my grade 5 class for the last couple of years. Listening to one last year blew me away. It was a couple of girls talking about a scary moment using msn. You can listen to it at http://dragonnet.hkis.edu.hk/up/media/get_clip.php?clip_id=269. Dave Hey Jeff,

The most powerful learning kids can get often comes from peers. I have used podcasting in my grade 5 class for the last couple of years. Listening to one last year blew me away. It was a couple of girls talking about a scary moment using msn. You can listen to it at http://dragonnet.hkis.edu.hk/up/media/get_clip.php?clip_id=269.

Dave

]]> By: Tim http://www.thethinkingstick.com/fourth-graders-know/#comment-3093 Tim Thu, 08 May 2008 13:14:56 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=665#comment-3093 So, have we reached the point where 4th graders know that education that’s targeted at you but doesn’t include you may not be worth sitting still for? Too much of what I see when I walk into our classrooms is still the one-way, teacher directed instruction that's really not so much different from watching a TV program. And I keep thinking that the only way we're going to get any meaningful reform of the education system here in the US is for students to stand up and declare they're not going to take it anymore. You're right, Jeff, we have so many wonderful opportunities to get the kids' real world integrated into their learning and we don't seem to be taking advantage of them. So, have we reached the point where 4th graders know that education that’s targeted at you but doesn’t include you may not be worth sitting still for?

Too much of what I see when I walk into our classrooms is still the one-way, teacher directed instruction that’s really not so much different from watching a TV program. And I keep thinking that the only way we’re going to get any meaningful reform of the education system here in the US is for students to stand up and declare they’re not going to take it anymore.

You’re right, Jeff, we have so many wonderful opportunities to get the kids’ real world integrated into their learning and we don’t seem to be taking advantage of them.

]]> By: Nic http://www.thethinkingstick.com/fourth-graders-know/#comment-3092 Nic Thu, 08 May 2008 12:32:22 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=665#comment-3092 Jeff, I only recently stumbled on your blog and have been hooked, entranced and enamoured ever since. This post really struck home - particularly as I'm experiencing and experimenting with tapping into what my students (15 year olds as opposed to 4th graders) are using in their daily lives. The class is coming to life and they're connecting with work I thought I'd lost them on. More than that I'm coming back too - I'm excited and interested as a teacher again. The students in our rooms know so much and we need to connect with them, collaborate with them and create with them using the tools they're "masters" of. Nic Jeff,
I only recently stumbled on your blog and have been hooked, entranced and enamoured ever since.
This post really struck home – particularly as I’m experiencing and experimenting with tapping into what my students (15 year olds as opposed to 4th graders) are using in their daily lives. The class is coming to life and they’re connecting with work I thought I’d lost them on. More than that I’m coming back too – I’m excited and interested as a teacher again.
The students in our rooms know so much and we need to connect with them, collaborate with them and create with them using the tools they’re “masters” of.
Nic

]]> By: kimbra http://www.thethinkingstick.com/fourth-graders-know/#comment-3091 kimbra Thu, 08 May 2008 11:16:01 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=665#comment-3091 Hey Jeff, I really understood your point in this post. Makes perfect sense to me after spending the last 3 years with 5th graders who just 'get it' and grow more and more every day. Today I took a class with my 5th graders teaching 1st graders about some different games and sites they were using. I started with trying to impress them with this cute 'tranquilizing sheep' game I had stumbled upon and had at least 3 of the 1st graders calling out that they used to play that... I think the 1st graders were able to show the 5th graders just as many games as they were learning about, it was so exciting to see a classroom with over 30 kids completely engaged and focused on the lesson's objective. Kimbra Hey Jeff, I really understood your point in this post. Makes perfect sense to me after spending the last 3 years with 5th graders who just ‘get it’ and grow more and more every day.
Today I took a class with my 5th graders teaching 1st graders about some different games and sites they were using.
I started with trying to impress them with this cute ‘tranquilizing sheep’ game I had stumbled upon and had at least 3 of the 1st graders calling out that they used to play that…
I think the 1st graders were able to show the 5th graders just as many games as they were learning about, it was so exciting to see a classroom with over 30 kids completely engaged and focused on the lesson’s objective.
Kimbra

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