Comments on: Tests, learning and school change at EduCon http://nporter.edublogs.org/2009/01/29/tests-and-learning-at-educon/ Nathaniel Porter's ponderings on teaching, learning and the views from the classroom. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:43:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: clumsden http://nporter.edublogs.org/2009/01/29/tests-and-learning-at-educon/comment-page-1/#comment-98 clumsden Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:43:45 +0000 http://nporter.edublogs.org/?p=62#comment-98 Here's a great clip that we viewed recently in an MEd class at good old StFX in Nova Scotia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Eh2QlJfuHM Through the great one liners is a real message about where education has been... where its headed! Here’s a great clip that we viewed recently in an MEd class at good old StFX in Nova Scotia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Eh2QlJfuHM

Through the great one liners is a real message about where education has been… where its headed!

]]> By: nporter http://nporter.edublogs.org/2009/01/29/tests-and-learning-at-educon/comment-page-1/#comment-97 nporter Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:52:12 +0000 http://nporter.edublogs.org/?p=62#comment-97 As more and more new jargon, acronyms, and testing strategies are pushed my way I am turning towards more personal teaching which is as you state "my heart, my instinct, my passion" Is it not for the better? "what are “they” gonna do?" As more and more new jargon, acronyms, and testing strategies are pushed my way I am turning towards more personal teaching which is as you state “my heart, my instinct, my passion” Is it not for the better?

“what are “they” gonna do?”

]]> By: Mary http://nporter.edublogs.org/2009/01/29/tests-and-learning-at-educon/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Mary Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:50:30 +0000 http://nporter.edublogs.org/?p=62#comment-96 what I heard I loved no time to listen to the whole thing no time no time not time BUT Maybe there's no need to listen to the whole thing the whole thing the whole thing maybe... I just need to get back to twenty-odd years ago.. when I followed my heart my instinct my passion what are "they" gonna do? take my birthday away? could be a rebirth what I heard
I loved
no time to listen
to the whole thing
no time
no time
not time
BUT
Maybe
there’s no need
to listen
to the whole thing
the whole thing
the whole thing
maybe…
I just need
to get back
to twenty-odd years ago..
when I followed
my heart
my instinct
my passion
what are “they” gonna do?
take my birthday away?
could be a rebirth

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