tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652523492847250742.post6483194240913821214..comments2023-10-09T05:07:22.004-05:00Comments on Teaching All Students: All Students MemeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10175486897439267229noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652523492847250742.post-88263709507590880542009-01-05T02:21:00.000-06:002009-01-05T02:21:00.000-06:00Wow. I guess I had more to say about that than I t...Wow. I guess I had more to say about that than I thought! My first reaction to being tagged was "I'm not a teacher or a parent or currently involved in education in any way, what right do I have to participate?" but I obviously have a lot of opinions on the topic!<BR/><BR/>And, when I think about it, I might not be involved in any formal learning instutitions but I sure as anything am still learning and growing every year. I learn a lot reading the blogs of so many teachers and AT professionals such as yourself, and for that I'm grateful. Thank you.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17984004618095483065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652523492847250742.post-62406952124438281732009-01-05T02:19:00.000-06:002009-01-05T02:19:00.000-06:00I believe that all students deserve to be challeng...I believe that all students deserve to be challenged appropriately in their learning - this means that things are presented at a level appropriate to the student whether that level is mastering cause/effect or a gifted 10 year old who is learning college-level math. Age is not what determines the level that people can learn at.<BR/><BR/>I believe all students can learn, change, grow, develop, and otherwise advance (and sometimes regress) and that this must be allowed for in the learning curriculum.<BR/><BR/>I believe all students deserve to learn in a way that best suits them and utilising the toolbelt that best aids them (Toolbelt theory a la Ira Socol). And that whether it's chalk-and-talk, reading books, listening to audio, getting out and doing stuff with their hands, or something else is more or less irrelevant to the end result. I was a kid who read incessantly and was lucky to be in the apparently small percent who actually prefer textbooks and lectures as a learning mode. I have three brothers with different manifestations of dyslexia and ADHD and most emphatically did <EM>not</EM> learn the way I did. They were only so successful at school because our parents spent a lot of time and energy making damm sure we got what we needed in terms of education - all of us have at least batchelor level degrees now, two of my brothers have more. This would absolutely <EM>not</EM> have been possible without the advocacy of our parents and their willingness to spend time, money, energy, and (I'm sure) a lot of grey hairs on our collective behalf - for which I am thankful. But not all kids have parents who can or will do this stuff for them, and those kids deserve it just as much as we did.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17984004618095483065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652523492847250742.post-52710946522408797062009-01-04T21:28:00.000-06:002009-01-04T21:28:00.000-06:00Thanks for keeping this meme going @Patrick. Keep...Thanks for keeping this meme going @Patrick. Keep in touch.Christine Southardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388863153547957064noreply@blogger.com