August 5, 2008
Skate to where the puck will be….
Posted by annie under Education | Tags: anticipate, Education, Future |[4] Comments
Wayne Gretsky, the famous hockey player coined the original phrase; “Skate to where the puck’s going to be…not where it is.” I suppose he was trying to say that you have to anticipate the action….How does this apply to the classroom environment that we are creating? What does this mean to “you” as a teacher? To the students who are in your classrooms?
October 27th, 2008 at 2:12 am
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October 27th, 2008 at 4:19 am
Its a great line. You could apply it to almost anything. Some things we know are here to stay eg. digital technology, and some things (like fossil fuels, for instance) are destined to be a thing of the past. In terms of the classroom, we as teachers need to be mindful of what we teach and why. My view is that we ought to aim to produce students with as broad an outlook as possible. They need to be prepared for the challenges of the modern workplace in which computers, no doubt, will play an ever increasing role. Computer literacy will be essential for for virtually every field of endeavour but I believe that, like most things in life, we need to strike the right balance. That is, schooling needs to combine modern technologies with traditional methods and having left school people will make their own choices about what they do and how they do it.
November 7th, 2008 at 1:36 am
With the educational system being relatively slow to move, I agree that it is not enough to simply be reactionary. With the systems and hierarchy in place, we can’t simply react to students’ needs when we see them, particularly in terms of technology.
I believe that part of being the best possible teachers we can involves being media (and therefore technology) consumers and users. If we are abreast with the latest technology and it is a seamless part of our lives, it is more likely that we will use technology in real, authentic ways in the classroom to enhance our students’ learning.
The availability of technology, particularly in the public educational system, now seems to be the only thing holding some teachers back. There must be a massive increase in funding to get schools up to speed even for now, let alone for the future.
November 7th, 2008 at 1:38 am
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