tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336020121203604188.post3646008464543557580..comments2023-12-24T16:44:15.523-06:00Comments on Making it Interesting: Life Long LearnerMr.Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00476915563687987516noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336020121203604188.post-38048224975819839742011-12-11T15:38:23.499-06:002011-12-11T15:38:23.499-06:00Very interesting article. It's great to see th...Very interesting article. It's great to see that dedicated educators still exist and they are greatly appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336020121203604188.post-51469446271974084532010-11-20T07:23:11.878-06:002010-11-20T07:23:11.878-06:00Chris, you always leave me thinking. Thank you for...Chris, you always leave me thinking. Thank you for attaching the Ustream. I watched it and I'm thinking about what I can do with my eighth grade students this year.Ann Orohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137060994986827867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6336020121203604188.post-76102946798698416312010-11-15T13:26:56.508-06:002010-11-15T13:26:56.508-06:00Chris … Thank you for your very kind words and I a...Chris … Thank you for your very kind words and I apologize for not acknowledging your comments sooner. I believe that dedicated educators like you and Darren Kuropatwa share several important attributes. You both engage your students through unique and creative ways. As a former Mathematics teacher, I am continually amazed at how you integrate important and meaningful lifetime lessons (such as “Pay It Forward”) which will continue to have a positive influence and affect others long after memorized mathematical definitions and the quadratic formula are long forgotten. <br /><br />Undoubtedly, we have both learned a great deal from Darren who has demonstrated and shared how pedagogy can be enhanced through the use of web 2.0 tools and the on-line community. However, while I “learned the theory”, you “implemented the practice” and refined the process working with students to make it your own. However, pedagogy is not enough. In my opinion, great teachers continue to refine and enhance their teaching style. Teachers, like you, incorporate passion with pedagogy to help engage their students in today’s learning adventure. More importantly, you continue to learn and model this process with your students. You are indeed the type of teacher that Will Richardson wants for his children when he states:<br /><br /><i>“I care less and less about a particular teacher’s content expertise and more about whether that person is a master learner ... What I want are master learners, not master teachers, learners who see my kids as their apprentices for learning."</i><br /><br />I trust that you will continue to learn new, innovative ways to engage your students and that you will continue to share your passion for learning and teaching with others so that we all might improve. <br /><br />Take care & keep smiling:) BrianLife-Long-Learnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02733675099875756475noreply@blogger.com