The 10 Video Games Needed to Unlock Your Inner Genius — Open Education

The 10 Video Games Needed to Unlock Your Inner Genius — Open Education

I was surprised at the games that made this list, some of them my children have and when we got them I never imagined the educational side of them. My kids didn’t either or they wouldn’t have picked them out. I think part of the trick is to not let students know they are doing something educational. If students think they are doing something educational they start the project negatively as if they know it has to be boring if it is educational. I am sure that none of  the kids playing the games on this think they are learning.

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This blog hits home for me what a real teacher is. It is obviously this teacher loves being a teacher.  A teacher is doesn’t just teach the basics, they support, car,love and help their students to grow.

Teacher/student relationship

 How teachers and students relate differs depending on the indivduals involved. Teachers of elementary students are required to be more mothering and caring. The older the students the less mothering and caring a teacher is required to be, they may need to be more supportive and understanding. Also, the enviornment in which students live is a factor in what students require from their teachers.  Example: if they come from single parent homes where the parent is gone from home due to work, these students may look to their teachers to fill in where the parent is unable to. Teachers roles has changed to accomodate society. Today parents are not as available for children, with single parent homes, both parents working and so forth. Before a whole community was involved in caring for children, with most mothers stay at home moms, children would always be at one or the other neighborhood home. Therefore, teachers are taking on more of the roles that traditionally was done at home.

Is the role of the teacher imposed upon you? Or does it arise from within?

This is a very difficult question to answer. For some the role is imposed and others within.  I believe every school has that teacher that has been there it seems forever. She or he started because it seemed a great way to have summers off. Those teachers are following standards or whatever to get by. The role of teacher has been imposed on them, they do not go beyond or try to actually involve their students in learning. They are teaching for lack of something better for them. Then there are those teachers who  work with their students to inspire learning, the role for them is within. I believe every teacher is faced with the dilema of really wanting to teach their students or follow the mainstream and test preparers.  Those who are inspired to teach find ways to prepare students according to the standards and also inspire them to learn.

ZPD & Equity « Kim Dearing’s Blog

ZPD & Equity « Kim Dearing’s Blog

My daughter has an IEP, therefore some of her teachers are actually trying to development lessons and design her homework assignments to  support her learning stregthens and weakens. When she discovered her assignments were different she was somewhat hurt. Her comment was that her teachers thought she was too dumb to do complete homework assignments as the other students. I tried explaining to her that they were helping her. I think I got her to understand some.  She feels that she no longer needs the IEP now that she is in high school. She does well in school with the IEP, but I don’t think she realizes how hard it would be for her without it. So I do understand completely what you must be going through trying to meet everyone’s ZPD and feeling that they are unappreciative.