As an educator there are certain things that truly need to be unlearned in order for us to become better at our job. Some of these things are the idea that learning only occurs in schools, that learning is limited by time and space and that it is an individual pursuit. As educators we need to unlearn the old way of education and realize that in order to better our students we need to create independent learners who know how to utilize personal learning networks. We need to unlearn the idea that leaders in the classroom should always be the ones with the degrees and the titles. The kids need to learn to lead groups in order to become leaders for the rest of their lives.
I completely agree with everything you posted. Great job.
ReplyDeleteSounds very professional. Although I feel you need to be a little more specific on what you feel we need to unlearn and relearn, I agree with what your saying.
ReplyDeleteYour post is well written although a few more details could have added to it. Nice job overall though!
ReplyDeleteI really like how you started off by explaing how you can unlearn something. For people visiting your blog that arent taking this class can now understand what exactly your post was about. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI agree that when unlearning it may be hard for the person to relearn a new concept because it might seem foreign to them.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you say in your post. I also like how you included the link to the Wikipedia page for Personal Learning Network so that people who are reading your blog who are not sure of the meaning of the term can learn the meaning.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we need to unlearn what we know as teachers. When a person decides to teach I think that they have a lot a preconceived notions about what teaching is and what a teacher does. Through our classes we are challenged about these beliefs and most of them tend to shift. We learn more about how to help our students. We also learn different ways to teach our students than how we were taught when we were young. I like your point about allowing our students to become leaders in the classroom to build confidence at being leaders in the future.
ReplyDeleteI hate having to unlearn and relearn things myself. It does seem foreign. Good way to put it!
ReplyDeleteThe way you put this concept as a whole was perfectly said! I feel that this will be a personal challenge for me because it is a foreign concept but I also agree that it is something that as future educators, we must do in order to effectively teach our students.
ReplyDeleteUnlearning is odd but oh so necessary. I think of it like brain RE-washing because we're all brainwashed to a certain extent in the way we see the world. Then there comes the time when we see the truth and the old way of thinking can't be allowed to survive. The truth and the lie/wrong way can't co-exist. Good words.
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