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By: Networked Schools 4: What do K-12 classrooms look like? - A Stick in the Sand

Networked Schools 4: What do K-12 classrooms look like? - A Stick in the Sand — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:05:14 +0000

[...] Rawsthorne jumped onto Webspiration and made some revisions to my original diagram by adding some experts inside the high school [...]

By: Bill Farren

Bill Farren — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:33:03 +0000

Yeah, I like this idea a lot. I agree that the amounts of influence should probably be different depending on developmental levels. I think that probably somewhere around high school (depending on student) kids can start creating their own learning networks, to learn about what interests them. (Referring to school-related learning. Kids are already doing this on their own, regarding hobbies, etc. (aka geeking out)) This is not to say that they shouldn’t also be working with teachers (guides) who can be guiding their learning, suggesting, helping assess…
Maybe the sign of a good education is having students who can learn once weaned of the system.
Cheers.

By: New Voice, For Me at Least « Chalkdust101

New Voice, For Me at Least « Chalkdust101 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:28:39 +0000

[...] especially those who teach in the disciplines I am concerned with. In doing so, I came across Brad Ovenell-Carter, who teaches in British Columbia. His remix of Will Farren’s graphics from his [...]

By: Peter Rawsthorne

Peter Rawsthorne — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:31:11 +0000

I really like the diagram! I’d like to bring experts into the inner circle of highschool ed…