tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post9089854995853209136..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: American Workers Come in LastStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-36496421571759391352016-03-13T14:51:31.752-07:002016-03-13T14:51:31.752-07:00Ares proves his point, though not the way he think...Ares proves his point, though not the way he thinks he does.<br /><br />"And we need more teachers who know how to teach math and science, and not in the Common Core way. We need teachers who know the difference between right and wrong answers." We may have them. I suspect that what we need are administrators who demand them. And support them. And can fire those teachers who don't know the difference. Still, that would likely hurt their diversity rankings.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-42282867479489193782016-03-13T13:59:12.588-07:002016-03-13T13:59:12.588-07:00While the results are indeed disturbing, I questio...While the results are indeed disturbing, I question how much of this really has anything to do with "technological literacy," where the technology in question is "computers." The question about comparing numbers on a spreadsheet to a bar graph, for example, would have made perfect sense in 1911 (with paper spreadsheets, of course), and I'd expect that the typical senior clerk in a business or government agency would have been able to handle it with no problems.<br /><br />The fundamental issue with the schools is *not* that they have failed to "keep up with changing technology," etc, but rather that they have actually fallen behind their earlier counterparts.<br /><br />Also, our discussion of education and technology would benefit greatly by eliding comments like "“Just because you’re a digital native, doesn’t mean you’re tech savvy." There is nothing particularly significant about being able to do Facebook on a mobile phone. <br />David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-90643673239924095712016-03-13T10:34:16.269-07:002016-03-13T10:34:16.269-07:00Don't worry. We now have Fox news to educate u...Don't worry. We now have Fox news to educate us. <br /><br />Fictional beliefs like climate change can be avoided with proper care in avoiding public television and science magazines.<br /><br />When an employer interviewer tests our critical thinking skills by asking "What is climate change and what can be done about it?" We'll know the right answers. Just say "It's a hoax perpetrated by scientists to do useless research, avoid real work and to laugh at gullible people." and you'll be hired on the spot, despite our weak educational system.<br /><br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-75610075829420319282016-03-13T10:07:35.788-07:002016-03-13T10:07:35.788-07:00All good points, but one factor left out is that o...All good points, but one factor left out is that one motive for the dumbing down and self-esteem, etc., is to "close the gap". White students are undereducated in order to make NAM's feel better about themselves. And, of course, even when that's not done deliberately, the teachers' time is used up dealing with the disruption caused by the NAM's and neglecting the Whites to devote more time to them. As long as that game is played, it'll just get worse. Baloohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08245765878554696634noreply@blogger.com