Comments on: Singing “Not on the Test” http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/01/23/singing-not-on-the-test/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:24:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Swimming In The River » Two Great Finds! http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/01/23/singing-not-on-the-test/#comment-30416 Swimming In The River » Two Great Finds! Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:36:22 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/01/23/singing-not-on-the-test/#comment-30416 [...] The second great find came as I read Wesley Fryer’s post, “Singing, Not On the Test”.  Take just a minute to click on the NPR link and listen to the 2 minute song.  You will chuckle and shake your head in dismay at the same time! [...] [...] The second great find came as I read Wesley Fryer’s post, “Singing, Not On the Test”.  Take just a minute to click on the NPR link and listen to the 2 minute song.  You will chuckle and shake your head in dismay at the same time! [...]

]]> By: Rob Sipes http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/01/23/singing-not-on-the-test/#comment-30415 Rob Sipes Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:22:06 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/01/23/singing-not-on-the-test/#comment-30415 I agree with this problem. Being in higher education and a large proponent of critical thinking, I have struggled trying to teach this skill to today's students. This piece brings about the thought that one possible cause of the lack of thinking among higher ed students comes from below. If a student is brought up without having to think, it becomes harder and harder for them to change their ways, the older they get. So how do we fix this. I understand the dilemma that teachers and curriculum planners in public education face with the standardized tests, which means that we must most likely change policy before we can get a broad change in the way in which students are taught. This is however an important concern because student's who are incapable of their own thought process, will not be as successful once out into the real world. I agree with this problem. Being in higher education and a large proponent of critical thinking, I have struggled trying to teach this skill to today’s students. This piece brings about the thought that one possible cause of the lack of thinking among higher ed students comes from below. If a student is brought up without having to think, it becomes harder and harder for them to change their ways, the older they get.

So how do we fix this. I understand the dilemma that teachers and curriculum planners in public education face with the standardized tests, which means that we must most likely change policy before we can get a broad change in the way in which students are taught. This is however an important concern because student’s who are incapable of their own thought process, will not be as successful once out into the real world.

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