Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Mr. Winkle Wakes

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm1sCsl2MQY

Matthew Needleman created a very interesting video on an old man waking from a 100 year sleep to find the world had changed greatly. It was a very creative and intriguing video. I was not expecting him to come to a school and find it comforting because it had not changed in such a long time, but now that I think about it that is completely true. It is sad that schools have not changed their ways too. I feel like with all of the new technology in the world today we need to stop our lecturing and use the resources we have to teach in a whole new way. Children these days live very fast paced lives and I feel like teaching should join that lifestyle.
When I get a job in a classroom I hope to not feel the way Mr. Winkle's did. I don't want to be in an environment where I am only lecturing the children and nothing else. I hope to be able to teach my children in the most efficient way I can by using the technological resources around me.