Comments on: The great unspoken http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/ A learning journey with no fixed abode Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:21:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: butwait http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-679 butwait Fri, 02 May 2008 19:44:56 +0000 http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-679 The missing content here speaks directly to the question I'm pondering this week... amidst all the appropriate use policies we put in place for our students, what are the guidelines that we as educators can live by in our online lives? Would love to hear your thoughts over <a href="http://relaxnoreally.blogspot.com/2008/04/seeding-conversation.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The missing content here speaks directly to the question I’m pondering this week… amidst all the appropriate use policies we put in place for our students, what are the guidelines that we as educators can live by in our online lives?

Would love to hear your thoughts over here.

]]> By: Rodd Lucier http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-668 Rodd Lucier Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:33:33 +0000 http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-668 You can lead a student to SPEAK (or act) But you can't make him THINK (before doing so). We've all had such days... they should bear no more weight in our memory than the days when we witness student enlightenment or the lessons where we witness 'A ha!' moments. You can lead a student to SPEAK (or act)
But you can’t make him THINK (before doing so).

We’ve all had such days… they should bear no more weight in our memory than the days when we witness student enlightenment or the lessons where we witness ‘A ha!’ moments.

]]> By: MissSignal http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-667 MissSignal Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:34:50 +0000 http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-667 What happened and who asked for it to be removed if I may ask? Sounds eventful - whatever it may be... Hope the week gets better... it's almost over... that's a good start ;) What happened and who asked for it to be removed if I may ask?

Sounds eventful - whatever it may be…
Hope the week gets better… it’s almost over… that’s a good start ;)

]]> By: Dragon09 http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-666 Dragon09 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:00:26 +0000 http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-666 Thank you all for your words of encouragement... Sometimes you think its you. @Allanahk - I think you win... @Kirstin - I think we all have people like that in our class. It's almost like there are roles in the class not individuals, class clown- tick. geeky one- tick, miss onehundredquestions- tick, teacherspet- tick (pet being that we try to keep them in a cage at the back of class ;-) @nzchrissy No worries- it has very, very little, if anything, to do with you. You just keep having fun- the kids are loving the challenges btw. Thank you all for your words of encouragement… Sometimes you think its you.

@Allanahk - I think you win…

@Kirstin - I think we all have people like that in our class. It’s almost like there are roles in the class not individuals, class clown- tick. geeky one- tick, miss onehundredquestions- tick, teacherspet- tick (pet being that we try to keep them in a cage at the back of class ;-)

@nzchrissy No worries- it has very, very little, if anything, to do with you. You just keep having fun- the kids are loving the challenges btw.

]]> By: nchrissy http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-665 nchrissy Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:44:14 +0000 http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-665 Oh my, I am so sorry, and so embarrassed about the behaviour of one of my students. You can lead a student towards managing his own behaviour but you can not do it for him. I do hope that this is the first and LAST worst-ever afternoon you will have with my class. Oh my, I am so sorry, and so embarrassed about the behaviour of one of my students.

You can lead a student towards managing his own behaviour but you can not do it for him.

I do hope that this is the first and LAST worst-ever afternoon you will have with my class.

]]> By: rachelboyd http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-664 rachelboyd Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:37:31 +0000 http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-664 What an amazingly detailed account of your afternoon! Certainly sounds like it us burned into your memory :) Chin up, and make tomorrow a better day!!! What an amazingly detailed account of your afternoon! Certainly sounds like it us burned into your memory :)
Chin up, and make tomorrow a better day!!!

]]> By: Kirstin http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-663 Kirstin Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:00:12 +0000 http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-663 Hi Simon, you have my complete and utter sympathy, B***** sounds like a great mate for a couple of chaps in my class. I often feel incredibly frustrated when certain children disrupt the learning of others and of themselves. You can lead a student to learning opportunities but you can't make him take up the opportunity to learn. Or as I've said to some of my cherubs on occasion - Only you can choose to learn something and make it stick. Hope you have a better day tomorrow. Hi Simon,

you have my complete and utter sympathy, B***** sounds like a great mate for a couple of chaps in my class. I often feel incredibly frustrated when certain children disrupt the learning of others and of themselves.
You can lead a student to learning opportunities but you can’t make him take up the opportunity to learn.
Or as I’ve said to some of my cherubs on occasion - Only you can choose to learn something and make it stick.

Hope you have a better day tomorrow.

]]> By: Allanahk http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-662 Allanahk Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:35:36 +0000 http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-662 The thing is though that this is not the worst afternoon possible. In my time I have been abused and threatened with bodily harm by a young lad off his Ritalin while hanging from the top of the playground climbing frame 3/4 metres above my head. Tempted to tell him to jump if he was that keen on spilling blood. Once we had a 'dress-up like the olden days' day and I was in full length 1800's outfit complete with overlarge hat- another missing link decided that that was the day he was going to get himself eventually expelled. Very difficult to carry an air of authority while dressed like a museum dummy. You can lead a student to learn but you can't do it for him. The thing is though that this is not the worst afternoon possible. In my time I have been abused and threatened with bodily harm by a young lad off his Ritalin while hanging from the top of the playground climbing frame 3/4 metres above my head. Tempted to tell him to jump if he was that keen on spilling blood.

Once we had a ‘dress-up like the olden days’ day and I was in full length 1800’s outfit complete with overlarge hat- another missing link decided that that was the day he was going to get himself eventually expelled. Very difficult to carry an air of authority while dressed like a museum dummy.

You can lead a student to learn but you can’t do it for him.

]]> By: Suzie Vesper http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-661 Suzie Vesper Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:54:06 +0000 http://educatingthedragon.edublogs.org/2008/04/08/the-great-unspoken/#comment-661 You can lead a student to the global classroom but you can't make him open the door. He sounds like a lovely character :-) We've all had afternoons like that! You can lead a student to the global classroom but you can’t make him open the door.

He sounds like a lovely character :-) We’ve all had afternoons like that!

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