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- I've been a teacher for over twenty four years and find it more exciting every day as we move into the 21st century. I'm married and have three children who keep me going. Having just completed my Master of Science in Educational Media Design and Technology I look towards a new career as an Instructional Technology Specialist or Designer.
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Lots of great observations. On the surface it would seem that Zander's process is more fitting for more mature students. But I think that there is no better age to give a student the reins of their own learning than when they are young. But just like sticking a giant steak in front of a toddler, one will have so much more success if one cuts the whole into much smaller bite sized pieces. So, instead of having them sign off on a whole year or semester, that they are going to do this or that and that's why they got an A, maybe one can say what am I going to do this week or today and that why I got (future tense) an A.
I enjoy your reflective prospective on this chapter. We have some very common views on these subjects. I really liked the giving an A chapter as a teaching philosophy. I wrote about how we should strive to give each student an A.
As a student, though in this program, I was frustrated by the number of Absolute A projects in our classes. I was, as you mentioned, thinking of the lazy person and how they were getting the same grade as me even if they did not try. In the book, I liked the idea because the class was about expression, and how can you really grade expression. So I guess my big question is how to you hold someone accountable in an Absolute A assignment?
I also have the video on 21st Century learners posted on my blog; I feel it has so much to do with these chapters.
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