From Rob DeLorenzo:
Education is like a train, we have worked to make the train really efficient. It is the best train that it can be; the only problem is that the world has moved to planes. If you were to take a picture of the classroom 100 years ago and today – with regards to setup – you would see minor variations. Why are we happy to get a binder full of paper, which we may use a quarter of it, when there are web sites that contain much more powerful resources. We are paper trained teachers with students who live in a digital world.
…A redux of Ian Jukes
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what we were in for. He was passionate and motivating yet, as I looked around the room I could tell only a small percentage of the audience was really getting “it”. Sadly, education seems to me like this Quote of The Day from Quentin D’Souza’s Blog. Quote of The Day By Quentin D’Souza on Ramblings Tags: Ramblings From Rob DeLorenzo: Education is like a train, we have worked to make the train really efficient. It is the best train that it can be; the only problem is that the world has moved to planes. If you were
Could you reference the full and exact context in which this quote can be found please? This is such a powerful statement. But, so many teachers feel so overwhelmed that they seem to be just hanging on to the familiar for the sake of some stability. Change is energy and time intensive and difficult to work on when you’re also having to give kids so many tests. Our teachers are tired!
Actually, my statements derive from the book “Windows into the Future” by Ted McCain and Ian Jukes. An interesting read, especially when they point out that every other aspect of society have been completely revolutionized 2 or 3 times over in the past 15-20 years while education practice and teaching styles have changed little in the past 100-150 years!
-Rob
Rob – do you have any specific references that you could leave Diane.
I don’t have the specific page references but the ideas are from the book “Windows into the Future” by Ian Jukes and Ted McCain.