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when is it okay to be confusing?

Posted Thursday, October 11, 2007 6:32 AM by jtspencer
After reading the answers from Bell Work, I feel confident that my students know the causes of World War II. We engage in a dodge ball type game that enables them to see imperialism and colonialism. I allow them to break into alliances to teach the alliance Read More...
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should education go digital?

Posted Saturday, August 04, 2007 4:46 AM by jtspencer
Will we lose our ability to red, I mean reed, I mean read Technology has a profound impact upon societies in ways that are often unforseen unintended. Despite the goal of technocrats to integrate technology, there are always social and political consequences Read More...
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Is the U.S. Losing Ground in Education?

Posted Monday, July 23, 2007 6:02 AM by jtspencer
I flip through the newspaper and notice an article about a meeting between the CEOs and founders of huge technology firms and governors of various states. The goal was for these corporate leaders to instruct the politicians about how schools need to change. Read More...
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Hollywood Teachers

Posted Tuesday, July 17, 2007 4:56 AM by jtspencer
In watching movies, it is interesting to see how teachers are portrayed. Movies such as Ferris Bueller's Day Off or a more recent A Cinderella Story apply the stereotypes of a bland, dull, geeky teacher. The classic role of Ben Stein fits this notion Read More...
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what teachers could learn from a west coast hamburgar joint

Posted Friday, June 08, 2007 8:34 PM by jtspencer
I often rail against standardized education, holding a fist out at the McGraw Hill Company, speaking out against No Child Left Behind and publicly blasting the AIMS test. For me, the best metaphor for standardized education is McDonalds. Students shuffle Read More...
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Barry Bonds, the American Dream and Education

Posted Saturday, May 19, 2007 11:24 PM by jtspencer
Like many Americans, I am not looking foward to Bonds breaking Hank Aaron's home run record. There is something else beyond the steroid use that bothers people about Barry Bonds. After all, Americans could overlook the steroid use in Mark McGuire as he Read More...
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growing up with The Simpsons

Posted Friday, March 30, 2007 2:14 PM by jtspencer
Growing up, the show was controversial. Parents hated it. Groups boycotted it. Kids reveled in it, because it was real. Unlike the plastic, pollyana Cosby show or the TGIF line-up, The Simpsons spoke to a generation of youth who loved the satire on childhood. Read More...
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are Americans smarter than the average fifth grader?

Posted Wednesday, March 28, 2007 10:28 AM by jtspencer
I rarely watch television, not so much out of moral obligation, but out of a lack of time. I find most shows to be trite and annoying. Yet, the other day, I saw a show called "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" It's an innovative idea, pitting adults Read More...
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