There were a few good and bad things about the lecture tonight. First, I did like the idea of doing a lecture in small groups; it got everyone involved so different opinions could be shared. And, the teacher- school board- parents set up is an actual situation that we could experience one day as teachers. Also, I thought that the 2 profs. did a good job at presenting the new change for the schools and did a good job with coming up with answers to questions on the spot.
On the other hand, people seemed to take the debate very personally. People were so defensive when someone else in the lecture or a board member would ask a question that seemed to contradict their point. People got so worked up about a fictional situation that it almost seemed ridiculous. Although, I did think it was good practice and forced people to think about different topics that they could be dealing with in the future, I also think that some of the groups needed to not take the contradicting questions and counterpoints so personally.
Philosophy of Education
13 years ago
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I agree that this was a good way to see what would will someday have to do as teachers but like Katie said, it was, at times, hard to take seriously because people got so worked up and people started laughing. In a real situation people would not be laughing.
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