tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post1685415734580197966..comments2024-02-21T14:18:09.212-08:00Comments on R World: Transforming Education: Step OneRon Davisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-86845504616868061262008-04-04T16:15:00.000-07:002008-04-04T16:15:00.000-07:00xSD,Great catch and great point. Thanks,cce,I'd li...xSD,<BR/>Great catch and great point. Thanks,<BR/><BR/>cce,<BR/>I'd like to see schools give Goleman's social and emotional intelligence books a go as a type of textbook. It may be that such things can't be taught, but wouldn't it be better to try it before making such a conclusion? <BR/><BR/>G@H,<BR/>I was going to respond to what I thought was a really intelligent comment until you pointed out that you were being pompous. :) Seriously, though, I do think that the point about geographic differentiation becoming meaningless is a really profound point. <BR/><BR/>Damon!<BR/>I can't believe I forgot history! Seriously kicking myself here. I think that anything can be taught through history. Why did I have to wait until some young punk came and reminded me of that? <BR/><BR/>Sam,<BR/>Thanks again for coming by and commenting. And I quite like your additions. Independent thought, conflict resolution and pattern recognition (the most basic measure of intelligence) should be on the list. No doubt. <BR/><BR/>Dave,<BR/>I guess I think that adding without subtracting suggests more time than we have. <BR/><BR/>LH, <BR/>I wonder if schools felt more confident about properly preparing all students for school if they wouldn't feel more confident about keeping kids in school. Actually, I gues that they already do feel inexplicably confident that even if it takes coercion, they'll keep those kids in class.Ron Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-21645075340915699632008-04-03T19:02:00.000-07:002008-04-03T19:02:00.000-07:00Good questions, Ron.I would like to see school be ...Good questions, Ron.<BR/><BR/>I would like to see school be both more restrictive and more free.<BR/><BR/>More restrictive in that kids have to be there and have to mind their manners - kind of like at boot camp.<BR/><BR/>More free in that they should be able to make more choices about what they study and how they study it.<BR/><BR/>I remember reading books in my lap during fourth grade classes that bored me silly. "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" was much more interesting than whatever drivel Miss Simpson was serving up. Got the picture?Lifehikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087215544010279426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-50539440355890938002008-04-03T12:32:00.000-07:002008-04-03T12:32:00.000-07:00I'm probably not thinking this through properly; b...I'm probably not thinking this through properly; but, I don't know that deleting from the cirriculum is a good idea. Teaching the basics of the various disciplines, how to love to read, research and think, I think covers the academic part.<BR/><BR/>Too, are you expecting too much to expect schools to teach social skills? Isn't that the job of family and community?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-65912013882199609062008-04-03T08:35:00.000-07:002008-04-03T08:35:00.000-07:00Dear Ron- I think you've started a really terrific...Dear Ron- I think you've started a really terrific list. It's thoughtful and provocative. I'd like to add a couple of more suggestions. <BR/>Socratic philosophy classes that would teach children how to think - how to ask better questions. If you have beter questions, you get better answers.<BR/>Another would be conflict resolution. There will always be conflicts and I believe with the increasing population and the stress on the environment this is important. There are very effective tools for teaching these skills which stimulate dialogue, keep people engaged in the dialoguef. They also instill respect for differences. <BR/>Lastly, I would love to see children learn about patterns..I recently did some work for a highly respected Italian eco think tank and some of the most interesting and exciting work that was being done internationally was by groups who are using a wholistic approach, exploring the connectedness of nature. <BR/>I truly appreciated your recent postings! Thank you for getting your blog out there. I'm sure it takes a lot of time and thought.<BR/>Sam CrespiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-64704759492276923862008-04-02T22:35:00.000-07:002008-04-02T22:35:00.000-07:00so long as we're continuing to teach a healthy dos...so long as we're continuing to teach a healthy dose of History lessons, I'm satisfied.Damonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729604531187222145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-4064265034951184182008-04-02T19:12:00.000-07:002008-04-02T19:12:00.000-07:00Once Slouching Mom said here in your blog, that sh...Once Slouching Mom said here in your blog, that she had been rendered uncharacteristically mute after a comment she'd read. After reading Chesca and Cce's comments I too wonder at the intelligence of the answer I'd thought to give and that is perhaps because I'm such a literal kind of human being. I was going to do what I thought you'd asked for but now, I'm not so sure that my responses fit the question. <BR/><BR/>Going for broke anyway...<BR/>For the curriculum add-on I would say, ability to understand and respect religious differences. Also empathy and brotherhood. We lose the sense of the latter two skills more and more everyday. <BR/><BR/>As to what will not matter? Geographic differentiations. Environmental consequences will force upon us the kind of world where it will not matter one whit where any of us are from. We will end up huddling together, wherever survival is most possible. The sooner we learn we are one and not separate (most likely the kind of lesson that can never be really taught, just lived), the better chances we will have at preserving something of the human race. <BR/><BR/>Pomposity again Ron. So sorry. Lately, I can't seem to shake my inflated sense of self.Gypsy at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106152285952023602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-27241598404506478302008-04-02T14:48:00.000-07:002008-04-02T14:48:00.000-07:00I'm struck by your idea: social intelligence. I ca...I'm struck by your idea: social intelligence. I can't tell you how many brilliant brilliant people I know just simply lack social skills and therefore are destined to mediocrity. I also am always blown away by the individual of marginal intelligence who makes a great success of his/her life based on their likeability. Having said that, I'm not sure social intelligence can be learned. Perhaps it's one of those innate qualities that defines survival of the fittest.ccehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867069792357056649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-50929344074098103962008-04-02T13:53:00.000-07:002008-04-02T13:53:00.000-07:00going straight for the bonus points--being able to...going straight for the bonus points--<BR/>being able to identify what we should eliminate from our curriculum today in preparation for 2050 seems to be the equivalent of saying we can predict the future.<BR/>Because of this, I think a valuable addition to the list of skills would be:<BR/>FLEXIBILITY and ADAPTABILITY.<BR/>This way our children will be ready for whatever the world has to offer.exskindiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116951497970094346noreply@blogger.com