Comments on: Airplanes and Education http://bengrey.com/blog/2010/03/airplanes-and-education/ Standing on the verge of a technologically educational revolution. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:15:51 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ben Grey http://bengrey.com/blog/2010/03/airplanes-and-education/comment-page-1/#comment-7898 Ben Grey Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:06:36 +0000 http://bengrey.com/blog/?p=336#comment-7898 Heather- That's exactly what I fear for my own son. I want him to be part of the public education system, but I don't want that to come at the cost of permanently grounding him. Heather- That’s exactly what I fear for my own son. I want him to be part of the public education system, but I don’t want that to come at the cost of permanently grounding him.

]]> By: Heather Mason http://bengrey.com/blog/2010/03/airplanes-and-education/comment-page-1/#comment-7859 Heather Mason Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:55:40 +0000 http://bengrey.com/blog/?p=336#comment-7859 Love this post. I talk about testing not just from the standpoint of a teacher, but also as a parent. My daughter is going to start public school next year, and for the first time, I wonder if public school is really the best option for the very reason you write about in this post. She is artistic and intelligent. She is curious and compassionate. She wants to succeed. I have no doubt that in three years, she will perform well on the tests. To use your analogy, she will drive very well. But I want her to fly. Sigh... Love this post. I talk about testing not just from the standpoint of a teacher, but also as a parent. My daughter is going to start public school next year, and for the first time, I wonder if public school is really the best option for the very reason you write about in this post. She is artistic and intelligent. She is curious and compassionate. She wants to succeed. I have no doubt that in three years, she will perform well on the tests. To use your analogy, she will drive very well.

But I want her to fly. Sigh…

]]> By: Catrien Ross http://bengrey.com/blog/2010/03/airplanes-and-education/comment-page-1/#comment-7379 Catrien Ross Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:28:30 +0000 http://bengrey.com/blog/?p=336#comment-7379 Ben, I am new here and deeply appreciate your Airplanes and Education post. Thank you for your powerful statement, "We've told our students the most important part of what they learn is the utilitarian function of powering down all their potential to crawl around the ground." I live in Japan, and have first-hand experience with the university and school systems here, as well as the results in society. I have been away from the US for many years (and from Europe even longer), and have just emerged from 15 years of living in the mountains in Japan to engage again in writing/teaching/social entrepreneurism/change. Last summer I established my small publishing company at the foot of Mount Fuji, and started my first website/blog. The way the world has engaged education has resulted in the situation I describe in my latest blog post - the continued blasting to bits of Mount Fuji. Please visit if you can - the comments section has yielded some powerfully expressed emotions and insights. I am very impressed with your website and look forward to sharing perspectives from this part of the world. Thank you - Catrien Ross. Ben, I am new here and deeply appreciate your Airplanes and Education post. Thank you for your powerful statement, “We’ve told our students the most important part of what they learn is the utilitarian function of powering down all their potential to crawl around the ground.” I live in Japan, and have first-hand experience with the university and school systems here, as well as the results in society. I have been away from the US for many years (and from Europe even longer), and have just emerged from 15 years of living in the mountains in Japan to engage again in writing/teaching/social entrepreneurism/change. Last summer I established my small publishing company at the foot of Mount Fuji, and started my first website/blog. The way the world has engaged education has resulted in the situation I describe in my latest blog post – the continued blasting to bits of Mount Fuji. Please visit if you can – the comments section has yielded some powerfully expressed emotions and insights. I am very impressed with your website and look forward to sharing perspectives from this part of the world. Thank you – Catrien Ross.

]]> By: Andy Coverdale http://bengrey.com/blog/2010/03/airplanes-and-education/comment-page-1/#comment-7358 Andy Coverdale Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:09:47 +0000 http://bengrey.com/blog/?p=336#comment-7358 Nice analogy and sentiments. Perhaps we still need to guide students - even in flight, planes are channelled along air corridors? Nice analogy and sentiments. Perhaps we still need to guide students – even in flight, planes are channelled along air corridors?

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