Additional Assignment Number 5

These blogs from Mr. Spencer are always a hoot to read due to the interesting thinking on his part.  :-)  He covers ideas that correspond to ways that children are being taught in classes today.  Teachers need to remember that children learn not from concrete ideas, but from ideas that challenge us and empower us.  Also teachers need to remember that children do not think at a pen level and tend to think as a pencil.  This being because children are always changing (feelings, emotions, and their perceptions of the world.) each and every day.  This is a normal process and should be used to get the children to think in a looser manner concerning their education.  Children should also never be blamed for things that they attempt to do.  Teachers tend to set high standards and get upset when students can't make those standards.  If teachers would learn to embrace children's feelings and strengths our children would perform much better.  Also we must remember that all technology will not be helpful as Mr. Spencer was talking about and we must teach from technologies that will both be informative, comprehensive, and fun.  We owe it to our children to do the best that we can at our teaching jobs, and must remember that we are also a major influence on their lives.