overboard

I'm afraid it is possible to overdo it when it comes to finding compelling quotes. But yesterday in the midst of the gorgeous weather we were blessed with here in the northeast, I started thinking about the first two quotes. They both had me thinking about the Matrix (the first one - I really only saw the first and have been told the other two were awful!). Back to the Matrix, when Morpheus hands Neo the two pills, he has to make a choice. Education is that blue pill (not to be confused with that other blue pill!). However, what you do with the little bit of information is up to you.



Lord Brougham:
Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.

Paulo Freire:
Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.


This last quote below just made me laugh - actually a near spit-take of my coffee. Being around teachers a lot, I'm always hearing/seeing two different views on education. The first are the new teachers, full of passion, ideas and hope. Then, there are the jaded ones! The ones that you secretly wish would just retire.


Wendy Kaminer:
Only people who die very young learn all they really need to know in kindergarten.

Please, share your thoughts.

in the beginning.....

Children Teaching Adults to Use Computers


Before we can move forward, we need to get some basics straight. The definitions of synchronous and asynchronous learning are defined as:

Synchronous learning is described as learning that occurs when two or more people are communicating in real time or 'live'. Examples include sitting in a classroom, texting, on a conference call etc.

vs.

Asynchronous learning, considered to be more flexible and convenient, is learning that takes place at one time and is preserved for the learner to participate in whenever the time is most convenient for him or her. An example is an online course or tutorial.

Which style do you prefer? Please leave your comments below.

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