Comments on A dying school?TypePad2006-02-09T08:19:21ZEwan McIntoshhttps://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2006/02/a_dying_school/comments/atom.xml/David Warlick commented on 'A dying school?'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e200d834aacd1a69e22006-02-10T12:16:11Z2007-04-26T00:00:35ZDavid Warlickhttp://davidwarlick.comEwan, Thanks for this post. I think that you are "right on" in pointing out the importance of face to...<p>Ewan,</p>
<p>Thanks for this post. I think that you are "right on" in pointing out the importance of face to face education. I grew up and was educated in a very small mill town in western North Carolina (lot of Scottish blood in that part of the country). The best part of my education was the relationships that evolved between teacher and learner. There is much that can be accomplished online. This is clear. </p>
<p>But readying our children for their future requires that we hold their hands and guide them there.</p>
<p>I just want to clarify, that the views in my podcasts of fully virtual schooling where teachers work from home, are not my views. I was merely passing on the rather quick and candid responses of educators to the question -- "What will you see in your classroom in 2015?" I think that it is natural for many of us, who were raised squarely in the 20th century, to be in awe of technology, and to think about where technology is taking us. But this is a HUGE mistake. It is we who are in control, and we who are responsible, and we who must observe, reflect, imagine and vision, and then use technology to take us there.</p>
<p>Thanks again, Ewan!</p>
<p>-- dave --</p>