tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post7939829656859540042..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: Developing student 'ownership' in their learning.Bruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-88969892290842084182008-06-05T03:27:00.000+12:002008-06-05T03:27:00.000+12:00Couldn't agree more Matthew. What you say fits in ...Couldn't agree more Matthew. What you say fits in well with the concept of 'personalised' learning and how the brain 'works'.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-10507563775464534892008-06-04T20:53:00.000+12:002008-06-04T20:53:00.000+12:00may I suggest that if the system was more 'in tune...may I suggest that if the system was more 'in tune' with the brain teen or otherwise then the debate about failing students would non existent. <BR/>Can you think of any other time in your life when there's 30 people learning the same thing the same way and everyone expected to have the same learning? Real choice comes down to relationships and trust. Yes it can be 'messy' at times but human beings are. An added bonus, you actually begin teaching instead of managing behaviour:-)Take a deep breath, surround yourself with positive mindsets and make that first small change-it is worth it.<BR/>JennyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10099389350717114088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-44819276956378314582007-02-02T10:20:00.000+13:002007-02-02T10:20:00.000+13:00Many teacheras come to teaching with idealistic vi...Many teacheras come to teaching with idealistic views but, all too soon, many of them are adopt a control and authority mode forced on them by the behaviour of some of their students ( and other teachers). Because it is hard to build up positive relationships when you are forever changing classes they then 'evolve' into the 'mindset' you mention in the blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-6728112849572742752007-01-29T11:19:00.000+13:002007-01-29T11:19:00.000+13:00I agree that there are choices for students to mak...I agree that there are choices for students to make in the current secondary system - but the limitations imposed by the system means there are still too many frustrated students who leave with their dream killed and their love of learning damaged.<br /><br />The research on brain development suggests that different developmentally appropriate pedagogical approaches need to be in place for the various levels of learning ( Early Childhood, Primary, Middle School, and High School), all buiding on one another. The system is more out of 'sync' with brain development the older the students get.<br /><br />As for sharing power with the community that is all very well but it is sharing with the learners themselves that is the real issue - it is their future. The moves towards 'personalised learning' ('customizing' the curriculum around the needs of the learner) are a step in the right direction in this respect.<br /><br />I am happy for you that you , along with other parents, 'understand' that teenage brains are different. I wouldn't say 'understand' - more that parents just don't understand how their children think! All accelerator and no brakes; the role of education, for the young adolescent, is to retain the spirit but in the process help them to understand to use their brakes when appropriate. To do this they need creative challenges, working in teams, trying out their skills, rather than fragmented subjects, working alone, to the sound of the bell, or their teachers voices.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-71414544335513063102007-01-29T09:48:00.000+13:002007-01-29T09:48:00.000+13:00Good to see that you are still working away at edu...Good to see that you are still working away at education process. As you keep on pointing out secondary systems are old and seem outmoded, but for all that, the students can still choose to work the system for themselves. The system has almost endless courses and oportunities, but has been bogged down by endless paperwork risk analysis and the expectations of parents and teachers. We have lost the necessary connections between community and teachers and the system. The large secondary schools are in actual fact medium sized towns with the associated problems of towns or communities that lack the abiltiy to network or jointly share responsibilty for the outcomes. I mean "share" in terms of equal power status. Anyway,perhaps the reason for student failure is more associated with teenage brain development rather than the system? Recent research has confirmed what parents have known for EVER! that teenage brains insist that they are mature and reasonable, but in actual fact the the essence? of the human brain which moderates, decides and puts into place the best course of action to met our needs is still maturing. Perhaps when the students, parents and the school realize this progress will be better!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-85964137602815089092007-01-25T23:28:00.000+13:002007-01-25T23:28:00.000+13:00There is a lot of talk about involving students in...There is a lot of talk about involving students in their own learning and the need for them to participate in making decisions that effect them - but most of it does not get above the level rhetoric. One thing schools aren't and thats democratic!<br /><br />Harry Shier's ideas would help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com