I created a Weebly webstie and a Jing video podcast all about how to serve a tennis ball. It's called The Effective Tennis Serve and is located here: http://theeffectivetennisserve.weebly.com/
I'm not completely sure how to incorporate these things into a high school classsroom, but I will figure it out.
The videos posted for us to watch were slightly sad. They were really about two different subjects. One centered on how college curriculum doesn't really fit into real life and the other was the lack of the use of progressive technology in schools. I have lived the 1st video in that I have a college degree that really isn't very useful. As far as the second video, the reality of it is that in the US, education is not as highly prized as in other countries like China. There's a documentary called 2 Million Minutes that illustrates this point and the differences between an American high school student and a Chinese high school student.
How can we improve student learning?
1. Allocate more money to schools
2. Get rid of the notion that ALL kids need/will/want to go to college
3. Focus on life skills rather than unnecessary instruction
a. how to balance a checkbook
b. how to negotiate in buying a car/house
c. how to pick out insurance, what's a deductible?
d. how to file a tax return
4. Take the government out of the education system
5. Make college more like a trade school, as in not offer degrees that do not come with a skill or certification. (Two of our daughters have Psychology degrees, one is a stay at home mom, the other works at REI and travels around the world, they both had extensive scholarships and paid for their own education)
Another interesting observation about college: I have a friend who sent their daughter to Baylor. They sold their large house with a swimming pool to fund her education. I have another friend whose daughter drove back and forth to A&M Commerce. They still live in the same house this daughter grew up in. Both kids have a teaching degree. Both now work here in Sulphur Springs for the same salary. Do you know how much a Baylor teaching degree cost compared to an A&M Commerce teaching degree? Does any of this even make sense? Those girls resemble the difference between the US and China when it comes to a college degree. One is after a job, the other is after the 'college experience' and if they end up with a job in the end then that's just extra.
I'm not completely sure how to incorporate these things into a high school classsroom, but I will figure it out.
The videos posted for us to watch were slightly sad. They were really about two different subjects. One centered on how college curriculum doesn't really fit into real life and the other was the lack of the use of progressive technology in schools. I have lived the 1st video in that I have a college degree that really isn't very useful. As far as the second video, the reality of it is that in the US, education is not as highly prized as in other countries like China. There's a documentary called 2 Million Minutes that illustrates this point and the differences between an American high school student and a Chinese high school student.
How can we improve student learning?
1. Allocate more money to schools
2. Get rid of the notion that ALL kids need/will/want to go to college
3. Focus on life skills rather than unnecessary instruction
a. how to balance a checkbook
b. how to negotiate in buying a car/house
c. how to pick out insurance, what's a deductible?
d. how to file a tax return
4. Take the government out of the education system
5. Make college more like a trade school, as in not offer degrees that do not come with a skill or certification. (Two of our daughters have Psychology degrees, one is a stay at home mom, the other works at REI and travels around the world, they both had extensive scholarships and paid for their own education)
Another interesting observation about college: I have a friend who sent their daughter to Baylor. They sold their large house with a swimming pool to fund her education. I have another friend whose daughter drove back and forth to A&M Commerce. They still live in the same house this daughter grew up in. Both kids have a teaching degree. Both now work here in Sulphur Springs for the same salary. Do you know how much a Baylor teaching degree cost compared to an A&M Commerce teaching degree? Does any of this even make sense? Those girls resemble the difference between the US and China when it comes to a college degree. One is after a job, the other is after the 'college experience' and if they end up with a job in the end then that's just extra.
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