tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post9092859582581149310..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: RoJo: Replace Teachers With VideosSomebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-81059031441557058312016-08-22T21:39:10.945-05:002016-08-22T21:39:10.945-05:00Senator Johnson's comments show the same facto...Senator Johnson's comments show the same factory mindset that is typical of Republicans. "Why can't we turn education into an assembly line? Why can't we just mass produce graduates? Why can't we run schools like a business?" It's all part of the same trend we've seen for decades.<br /><br />I doubt he did very much volunteering in education. If he had, he would know that teaching the material accounts for about half of what a teacher has to do. My wife teaches, and from what I hear, most of her time is spent being a cheerleader, motivational speaker, coach, and psychologist. I used to volunteer teaching people to read and write using a very strict method of direct instruction, this meant that I didn't have to know HOW to teach people how to read, I just needed to be able to read FOR the adults and tell them what to do. Even here, working with adults that were learning because they wanted to be there I spent tons of time keeping them from getting discouraged.<br /><br />And, finally, there's something I say to everyone who suggests that we can just stream education to kids over the internet, "What do your kids use the internet for now?"Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374283318385808325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-72425445927855918992016-08-22T21:37:22.782-05:002016-08-22T21:37:22.782-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374283318385808325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-80989933774770336682016-08-21T14:07:05.292-05:002016-08-21T14:07:05.292-05:00I actually like this idea and want to extend it fu...I actually like this idea and want to extend it further by replacing Ron Johnson with a cardboard silhouette until after he loses the election, we would save tons of airfare and the piece of cardboard would be just as effective!wifather2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/08233236625279491080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-32227675231439694202016-08-21T11:22:58.444-05:002016-08-21T11:22:58.444-05:00His argument doesn't take into account that st...His argument doesn't take into account that students have different learning styles. Watching a DVD may work for some, but not for all.<br />Apparently RoJo had problems learning grammar if he can say "have everybody available to that knowledge". What a clown.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09705276766964521166noreply@blogger.com