EDL 5364 - Week 4 Reflection

If there were only one philosophical truth that I will derive from my time at Lamar, it will be one of reinforcement and solidifying of my preexisting beliefs. In the video, "Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts" the teacher Vicki Davis makes the comment that children have trouble when you have only paper and pencil, only certain students will succeed. (davis, 2009) How long will it take before we, as educators, truly understand that concept and embrace it whole heartily? 

 

Davis goes on to add, " I believe this whole idea of sorta turning school upside down and empowering students to share with one another. If you can empower them, you're just going to have a better classroom."  (davis, 2009) This may be the genesis for the latent resistance that still pervades those educators that are still dug in for the long haul. Empowering the students does not mean loss of power, control, or authority that some still fear.

Trust yourself, trust your students, maybe, just maybe a positive learning experience awaits you both.

davis, V. (2009, May 29). Harness your students. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-teachers-vicki-davis-video