C4T April Summary

I was given Mr. David Warlick and his 2 cents worth blog. I first commented on his blog post What is the Purpose of Education? He discussed what education really was and argued how we are as educators are more concerned with test score, rather than the preparation of future generations. He stated, “The purpose of education is to appropriately prepare our children for their future.” I commented by agreeing with him on how as educators we should be more concerned with our students becoming engaged and motivated in their education. Promoting personal goals and creativity allow student’s to engage directly with their learning creating ownership in their own education. Instead of a lot of information spit back up for a high score.
The second blog post I commented on was The Nextbook Must Be… It was a interesting post where Mr. Warlick discussed his view of what textbooks should be. One of the topics that interested me most, was his view on how textbooks should be comprehensive and cross-disciplined. And how the textbook should provide content in a variety of formats such as text, images, audio, and video selected by the student. I commented how I thought it was a great way to engage and motivate students. by allowing students to use their creative side in which ways they incorporate the various formats in creating their textbooks. Also, if we are able to engage students directly to their work by giving them “no boundaries” we create and give students accountability to their work. It was an excellent blog and posts.