Comments on: “School is profoundly broken”: Roger Schank’s visit to BYU http://kamccollum.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/school-is-profoundly-broken-roger-schank-visits-byu/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:58:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Kimberly McCollum http://kamccollum.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/school-is-profoundly-broken-roger-schank-visits-byu/#comment-566 Kimberly McCollum Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:40:12 +0000 http://kamccollum.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-566 @mteach - I'm glad you are not giving up. We all need dedicated teachers who keep at it, despite the challenges. @mteach – I’m glad you are not giving up. We all need dedicated teachers who keep at it, despite the challenges.

]]> By: mteach http://kamccollum.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/school-is-profoundly-broken-roger-schank-visits-byu/#comment-562 mteach Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:07:32 +0000 http://kamccollum.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-562 Thanks for sharing these ideas. I think school is outdated. Let's face it - it's mainly a "Henry Ford assembly line model" for the most part - one size fits all. As a teacher I get ever so frustrated by the rigid system of my elementary school - it's stifling for teachers and students. There's so much potential for wonder and achievement out there, but there's so little opportunity for innovation or new ideas. The politics related to school are daunting and have become more so in the past ten years. I'm not giving up though - I've been using my voice to no avail. Next year I'm really going to try to run an innovative classroom and wear blinders when it comes to the rest of the school. Isolation isn't the best way, but it may be the only way for some satisfaction in my school. Thanks for sharing these ideas. I think school is outdated. Let’s face it – it’s mainly a “Henry Ford assembly line model” for the most part – one size fits all. As a teacher I get ever so frustrated by the rigid system of my elementary school – it’s stifling for teachers and students. There’s so much potential for wonder and achievement out there, but there’s so little opportunity for innovation or new ideas. The politics related to school are daunting and have become more so in the past ten years. I’m not giving up though – I’ve been using my voice to no avail. Next year I’m really going to try to run an innovative classroom and wear blinders when it comes to the rest of the school. Isolation isn’t the best way, but it may be the only way for some satisfaction in my school.

]]> By: Kimberly McCollum http://kamccollum.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/school-is-profoundly-broken-roger-schank-visits-byu/#comment-258 Kimberly McCollum Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:21:24 +0000 http://kamccollum.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-258 @Greg - I have to admit that the motivation system in school worked well for me also. Unfortunately, the system works dismally for a large number of students who fail to graduate or who manage to graduate, but without gaining any real skills. I'd like to see the motivation system in schools change to allow more students to develop intrinsic motivation. What do you think is the best way to fix a broken motivation system? @Greg – I have to admit that the motivation system in school worked well for me also. Unfortunately, the system works dismally for a large number of students who fail to graduate or who manage to graduate, but without gaining any real skills. I’d like to see the motivation system in schools change to allow more students to develop intrinsic motivation. What do you think is the best way to fix a broken motivation system?

]]> By: Greg Sadler http://kamccollum.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/school-is-profoundly-broken-roger-schank-visits-byu/#comment-255 Greg Sadler Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:03:21 +0000 http://kamccollum.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-255 That's interesting. I wrote a related post here: http://ourcognitivesurplus.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/motivation/ To my mind school worked okay as motivation. I think as a kid 'getting an A' and 'avoiding detention' did alright for me. But there are certainly situations where motivation systems are broken! That’s interesting. I wrote a related post here:
http://ourcognitivesurplus.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/motivation/

To my mind school worked okay as motivation. I think as a kid ‘getting an A’ and ‘avoiding detention’ did alright for me. But there are certainly situations where motivation systems are broken!

]]> By: The End in Mind » Roger Schank and the Tyranny of Grades http://kamccollum.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/school-is-profoundly-broken-roger-schank-visits-byu/#comment-189 The End in Mind » Roger Schank and the Tyranny of Grades Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:00:20 +0000 http://kamccollum.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-189 [...] take some time to digest. (Kimberly McCollum, one of my former graduate students,  has provided an excellent summary of his talks on her [...] [...] take some time to digest. (Kimberly McCollum, one of my former graduate students,  has provided an excellent summary of his talks on her [...]

]]> By: Buzz in the Blogosphere - Week 3 — antonioviva.com http://kamccollum.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/school-is-profoundly-broken-roger-schank-visits-byu/#comment-186 Buzz in the Blogosphere - Week 3 — antonioviva.com Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:24:16 +0000 http://kamccollum.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-186 [...] “School is profoundly broken”: Roger Schank’s visit to BYU He showed us a video clip of his 7 month old grandson learning to crawl. He said that it encapsulated everything we needed to know about learning. In the video, young Max was placed on a carpet (the traction on the carpet created an … (No Longer) Alone in a Library - http://kamccollum.wordpress.com [...] [...] “School is profoundly broken”: Roger Schank’s visit to BYU He showed us a video clip of his 7 month old grandson learning to crawl. He said that it encapsulated everything we needed to know about learning. In the video, young Max was placed on a carpet (the traction on the carpet created an … (No Longer) Alone in a Library – http://kamccollum.wordpress.com [...]

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