tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047014586349495918.post1935403936453922386..comments2024-01-07T02:19:12.170-08:00Comments on Bill Williams' Blog: Only In New York?Bill Williams' Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14754101062097343610noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047014586349495918.post-81129227401246143292011-03-21T04:34:58.889-07:002011-03-21T04:34:58.889-07:00William-- My two cents. I agree it's an ideal ...William-- My two cents. I agree it's an ideal to have students take ownership of their education and the curriculum and all that, but wonder how realistic it is school-wide or system-wide in major urban school systems where my sense is you have huge issues of different skill levels, different interest levels, and inadequate resources. As for blocking out Khan Academy, no doubt it sounds like a better system is needed for what to block and what not to block -- that is one slippery slope, deciding which sites to allow and which to block. <br /><br />Hope you're well and congrats on your ongoing thoughtfulness. Peter LewinePeter Lewinehttp://gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047014586349495918.post-21450945100448628132011-03-20T08:08:05.063-07:002011-03-20T08:08:05.063-07:00Bill: This is how I think we should learn. I am ...Bill: This is how I think we should learn. I am not nor was I ever a teacher, so this is a layman's response. Maybe we are products of the same teachers and school? Becoming the authors of our own education is what lifelong learning is about. Sharing in the process--students collaborating with other students--is a rich, synergistic experience, to be cherished. The sooner the teacher is able to step back in the process, the better, while offering comment to guide or focus. Any inclination to restrict access, especially when it is so easily circumvented, is not only asinine but futile. One can only wonder what about what appears to be a short-sighted BOE intent. "Teach the children well..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com