Thursday, October 17, 2013

current connection 1.2

Schools today are getting boring and students are not learning as much because of this problem.  According to the New York Times article entitled, "Turning Education Upside Down,"  this problem is being took care of.  They call it a "flipped school."

Clintondale school has developed a method where students get the classroom lecture at home.  This is possible by teachers recording their lecture and putting it online for students to view on their smartphones.  During school hours, teachers and students can do more hands-on projects in the classrooms.  This makes learning more fun.

Universities have already began this spectacular event.  This is booming online with better graduates and less drop-outs. This makes going to college much more affordable.  Students how do not have scholarships to go to college have hard times getting the degree's they need to begin their careers.  This new way "flipped school" is more affordable because the cost of an internet connection beats the cost of a semester of college.

As far as Clintondale, no other schools have taken to this flipped school.  The principle of Clintondale came up with the new "flipped school' when he recorded baseball hints and posted them on YouTube for the team.

I think all schools should take this and put it to work.  Learning would be much more fun.  I would learn more and be excited to go to school.

Current Connection 1.1

The NSBA (National School Boards Association) has described in text that the teachers have to be meeting higher standards.  The article entitled, "New Report Finds Teachers Need More Effective Professional Development to Meet Higher Standards," shares the details.

The school boards are developing skills to improve teachers standards for teaching.  As of now, teachers across the nation are improving.  Time is an issue to raise the standards though.  It takes more time to teach the teachers better ways to improve the students standards than it does with the students.

There are teachers that have the higher standards across the nation. Some statistics show the outcome of this.  School boards and representatives are finding the lowest point of learning and trying to bump it up while keeping the higher points where they need to be.  This will show higher percentage of successful graduates.

The number of drop outs are outrageous. More students are dropping out than there are graduating.  This is because of the teachers not teaching them the objectives that they need to raise their grades.  I understand that students have different ways of learning.  That is what the NSBA is trying to figure out.  They are finding ways to educate all levels of learning.

I see that in Batesville High School, the standards are improving.  My learning patterns are different than others and I have learned more this year than I have last year.