C4T #2

I read a post from Jerrid W. Kruse’s blog, Teaching as a Dynamic Activity. The blog post was titled, Maintaining the Status Quo. Mr. Kruse begins his post by comparing technology to methods used in socialist revolutions from capitalist systems. Mr. Kruse emphasizes that technology is not neutral, it is a matter of “‘how you use it.’” Mr. Kruse believes that for educational change, the school system requirements must be changed first. An example of this is the grading system (A-F). Mr. Kruse goes on to say that adding technology to a classroom will not change the ways that students learn unless the technological structures change too. An example of this is student assessments. Mr. Kruse ends by writing that this change must begin with individual teachers. Mr. Kruse says, “If we try to change the system, it’s likely we are just going to recreate the old system with some new labels.”

I commented on Mr. Kruse’s blog post saying that his outlook on incorporating technology in the classroom opened my eyes. I also agreed with him that it is important to change the infrastructure if you want to change the system effectively. Finally, I concluded that as a future teacher I agree that individual teachers matter and that individual teachers are essential to changing the educational system.

The second blog post that I commented on was another post from Jerrid W. Kruse. The title of this post was Teacher Education Starts in Kindergarten. This post was unique in the fact that the post was a poem. The poem stated that teachers create all professions including their own. It also led to the idea that teachers must share their passions with their students to let them grow.

I commented on Mr. Kruse’s blog post saying that the questions in his post made me think about my future career as an elementary school teacher. I stated that when I become a teacher, I will share my passion for teaching with my students. By doing this, my students will be influenced to share their passions as well.