Change
Two things happened yesterday that reminded me that for all of our complaining about how schools never change, teachers never change, things only get worse, kids only get worse, the whole world is going down the tubes — some things do get better and we do move forward sometimes:
1. America elected its first African-American president.
2. My seven year-old daughter and I were reading an old Calvin & Hobbes book. In one strip, Calvin tells Hobbes that he’s going to make an ashtray to give to his parents for Christmas. My daughter stopped reading and asked me, “Dad, what’s an ashtray?”
I’m not sure which of these had a more profound impact on me, but I think that both clearly show that the world in which our children and students are growing up today is radically different from the one in which we were raised.
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I completely agree, the world is entirely different from when we were young. I don’t understand how people can ignore that fact.
I also agree. I’m glad that it’s different. I enjoy all the new Technologies, Facebook etc and beginning a Visual Arts Blog has given me a new lease on life.I’ve come a long way since the 13 student rural school I attended in central Victoria Australia.One thing hasn’t changed, and that’s my love of learning. Let’s hope with all the changes we can still instill that in our students.
What a fantastic post. You are absolutely right – of all the bellyaching people do about everything going down the tubes, we have made some great strides. Here’s to making more….