Comments on: EdTech: Looking for Sputnik http://archive.longislandpress.com/2010/04/05/edtech-looking-for-sputnik/ Serving the opinion leaders of Long Island Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:30:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Esther http://archive.longislandpress.com/2010/04/05/edtech-looking-for-sputnik/comment-page-1/#comment-33607 Esther Mon, 03 May 2010 00:57:07 +0000 http://www.longislandpress.com/?p=80896#comment-33607 PERFECT! There is a formula and you just wrote it out. Desire is the key…but we need to use all our resources (technology, parental guidance etc.) to let it flourish…again PERFECT!

]]> By: Patrick http://archive.longislandpress.com/2010/04/05/edtech-looking-for-sputnik/comment-page-1/#comment-29119 Patrick Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:26:24 +0000 http://www.longislandpress.com/?p=80896#comment-29119 Joan,

Couldn’t agree more. However we need to take action as parents. We need to try and be more involved. Today it is no joke. Dual income is no longer a luxury it is a necessity. That was the plan. We’ll talk later:)
Critical thinking can be applied thinking. Give them a different problem to figure out. Who cares about train B from Chicago? They are on train A from wherever they are. Make the lessons relevant. This will work. Jamie Escalante did it. Why can’t we? He made mathematics relevant and a source of pride. We need to do that again. That is the trcik of teaching. Get them out of the clubhouse by first climbing in. Get to know them and see what interests them. Join the tribe even if only as shaman. Once they accept you then you can mobilize them to a new direction.

]]> By: Tim http://archive.longislandpress.com/2010/04/05/edtech-looking-for-sputnik/comment-page-1/#comment-29072 Tim Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:51:04 +0000 http://www.longislandpress.com/?p=80896#comment-29072 Great article, you make a lot of great points. My favorite quote, “Technology does not educate—desire does.” So true. All the bells and whistles don’t amount to a hill of beans if the motivation to learn doesn’t exist. I feel grateful that I came of age in a time before the internet was mainstream so that I can now fully appreciate all that it has done to make my life easier.

]]> By: Joan http://archive.longislandpress.com/2010/04/05/edtech-looking-for-sputnik/comment-page-1/#comment-28943 Joan Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:58:37 +0000 http://www.longislandpress.com/?p=80896#comment-28943 So much truth..So how do we get a generation taught to the test, to find their desire,to explore and to take risk? This is the post 9/11 generation who has been taught safety is everything and if they just pick the right answer they will be fine. It is not working out that way,

]]> By: ryan http://archive.longislandpress.com/2010/04/05/edtech-looking-for-sputnik/comment-page-1/#comment-28936 ryan Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:12:50 +0000 http://www.longislandpress.com/?p=80896#comment-28936 Great article! So much truth here! Looking forward to the next one.

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