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How do you know Hunter is a him?

On 7/04/14, to PsyGuy wrote:
> Please let Hunter speak for himself.
>
>
> On 7/04/14, PsyGuy wrote:
>> Hunters "program" is to basically let teachers close their
>> door and do what they, the teacher thinks is best.
>>
>>> Hunter, I can't justify common core as "we" in Texas
>>> don't use it. Psyguy is a proponent of common core so he
>>> would have to enlighten you with CC's program is so
>>> beneficial.
>>>
>>> I was replying to your "solutions." Most of your comments
>>> are "general" and various comments may apply to some
>>> schools,
>> but
>>> I would guess that could be applied to any state or
>>> country. None of your comments apply to my school.
>>>
>>> So I have to ask....what program are you pushing?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/03/14, Huner wrote:
>>>> It's not whether it is new or not, its the fact of the
>>>> matter that there are some serious flaws in today's
>>>> education system. To justify the fact that
>>>> standardization from the Common core is more so
>>>> beneficial than a modem of personalized education is
>>>> absurd. Please explain how you justify that model, I'm
>>>> really curious as about your reasons that back it up.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 7/02/14, AW -- I think you are a little behind the
>>>> times wrote:
>>>>> This philosophy - education mantra
>>>> -- came out about 20 years
>>>>> ago and has been tried in various
>>>> ways since. Nothing
>>>>> mentioned is new.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 7/01/14, Hunter wrote:
>>>>>> I hope I'm not the only person
>>>> here that realizes the
>>>>> current education system is
>>>>>> useless and a TOTAL waste of time
>>>> for all of our students.
>>>>> Often the blame is put
>>>>>> on the teachers (which in some
>>>> cases is absolutely valid),
>>>>> but have people ever
>>>>>> thought that maybe it's the
>>>> curriculum?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Education is not just a delivery
>>>> system (like it is now),
>>>>> it's supposed to be about
>>>>>> teaching kids how to apply the
>>>> concepts of the subjects to
>>>>> real life applications.
>>>>>> It's not about trying to remember
>>>> & repeat. Tell me how
>>>>> long your memory can
>>>>>> hold onto information you find
>>>> boring? Exactly, not long at
>>>>> all. The chance of a
>>>>>> student actually 100% remembering
>>>> the things taught to
>>>>> him/her, is slim to
>>>>>> nothing. Instead of trying to
>>>> teach the technicals to them,
>>>>> lets teach the
>>>>>> technicals, but with an emphasis
>>>> on how to apply these
>>>>> CONCEPTS & the process
>>>>>> to real world problems.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here are the current problems with
>>>> the education system:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1) There is no creativity & does
>>>> not allow for individual
>>>>> uniqueness
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2) We deal with conditioned
>>>> learning, the students can not
>>>>> think for themselves!
>>>>>> They're being taught what to
>>>> think, instead of them finding
>>>>> the answers on their
>>>>>> own.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 3) It's BORING, students HATE
>>>> going to school! Lets change
>>>>> that! You're not
>>>>>> going to make it into a place they
>>>> love to go to, but at
>>>>> least lets make it
>>>>>> enjoyable!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 4) There are no classes that apply
>>>> to different problems in
>>>>> the real world.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 5) After freshman year in high
>>>> school, a lot of the
>>>>> information is recycled from
>>>>>> previous years!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 6) Tests are way too standardized
>>>> and determine whether the
>>>>> student passes or
>>>>>> not. They should HELP with
>>>> learning, not DETERMINE the
>>>>> student's fate.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 7) Kids are not taught how to
>>>> fail, and how to take risks.
>>>>> They are scared to fail!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 8) We try to teach kids while they
>>>> deal with temptation
>>>>> from technology.
>>>>>> EMBRACE the technology, allow it
>>>> in the class rooms, use it
>>>>> as a tool for learning!
>>>>>> We live in the 21st century, we
>>>> have to adapt to the social
>>>>> changes!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 9) We tell students how to live in
>>>> a democracy, instead of
>>>>> having them actually
>>>>>> participate in a democracy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ---Solutions (Open to revision &
>>>> advice)---
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1) Allow kids to work from their
>>>> own point of view. Let
>>>>> them learn in their own
>>>>>> unique way.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2) Have them do more hands-on
>>>> learning, labs, and
>>>>> exercises. Make them draw
>>>>>> their own conclusions & interact
>>>> with the exercise to find
>>>>> the correct answer.
>>>>>> Don't just tell them what they
>>>> need to know, make them
>>>>> figure out how to find
>>>>>> out what they need to know. For
>>>> example: In math, don't
>>>>> just give them a
>>>>>> problem to work out, give them a
>>>> visual of a real world
>>>>> problem (like filling up a
>>>>>> glass of water), then ask them how
>>>> long it takes to fill it
>>>>> up. Make them ask
>>>>>> questions, intrigue their
>>>> curiosity, and make them think
>>>>> about what they need to
>>>>>> figure out in order to solve the
>>>> problem. They need to
>>>>> figure out the dimensions
>>>>>> of the glass, how much water is
>>>> coming out of the faucet
>>>>> per second, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 3) Let them have classes that
>>>> pertain to their interests.
>>>>> Less standardization, and
>>>>>> more personalization! Why do you
>>>> think they're bored at
>>>>> school? Because they're
>>>>>> being force fead stuff they don't
>>>> care about. Let them
>>>>> expand on their passion,
>>>>>> allow them to study what ever it
>>>> is their motivated about,
>>>>> embrace their curiosity
>>>>>> & allow them to feed that
>>>> curiosity. Curiosity is the #1
>>>>> thing that will promote
>>>>>> learning, why are we shunning it?!
>>>> Allow the learning to be
>>>>> open to their
>>>>>> uniqueness, allow for them to
>>>> learn in their own way.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 4) Make classes that apply to the
>>>> world they will live in,
>>>>> in just a few years. Such
>>>>>> as, a class on taxes, opening &
>>>> maintaining a bank account,
>>>>> job interviews,
>>>>>> parenting from a psychological
>>>> standpoint (how different
>>>>> tactics impact the
>>>>>> development of a child), managing
>>>> money, nutrition &
>>>>> physicality, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 5) Allow students to take classes
>>>> that pertain to them &
>>>>> what they want to do. In
>>>>>> high school, they will be
>>>> graduating in a few years, and
>>>>> most kids have NO idea
>>>>>> what they want to do. Why not
>>>> allow for students to take a
>>>>> path that will help
>>>>>> them find what they want to do
>>>> while still in high school,
>>>>> such as them taking
>>>>>> courses towards their future
>>>> career (and will make up most
>>>>> of their curriculum),
>>>>>> again, feed that curiosity! If
>>>> they change their mind on
>>>>> what they want to do,
>>>>>> fine! They're young and still
>>>> learning, and they're still
>>>>> under the roof of their
>>>>>> parents, what better time than to
>>>> change your mind instead
>>>>> of when you're off to
>>>>>> college? (Yes, there will always
>>>> be exceptions to this).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 6) Tests should help the teachers
>>>> know what the child is
>>>>> having trouble with, not
>>>>>> whether or not the student will
>>>> advance to the next
>>>>> grade/class. If they fail a test
>>>>>> why is it that it fails them in
>>>> the class, and makes them
>>>>> scared to fail? Instead, if
>>>>>> they fail a test, help them with
>>>> their problems & get them
>>>>> to figure out what they
>>>>>> did wrong and to get them to think
>>>> critically about how to
>>>>> correct the mistakes.
>>>>>> This is where you teach kids how
>>>> to fail, how to mistakes,
>>>>> and then how to be
>>>>>> able to look at failures from a
>>>> learning perspective in
>>>>> order to make it better
>>>>>> next time, not from a perspective
>>>> of being scared to fail.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 7) The above question pretty much
>>>> answers this. Allow kids
>>>>> to take risks & to
>>>>>> fail without them being afraid of
>>>> it. Look at all
>>>>> entrepreneurs & people who have
>>>>>> significantly impacted the world,
>>>> do you think they were
>>>>> scared to fail? Sure, but
>>>>>> not to the point of where it
>>>> inhibited them from trying.
>>>>> How many of you have
>>>>>> maybe wanted to pursue your
>>>> passion, or a great idea, but
>>>>> was scared to try?
>>>>>> Probably many. Lets change that!
>>>> Lets take that trait out
>>>>> of our children and
>>>>>> teach them how to embrace failing
>>>> as a learning experience,
>>>>> and not teach them
>>>>>> to be scared of failing to the
>>>> point they don't want to try
>>>>> and take the risk. Teach
>>>>>> kids how to fail, by getting them
>>>> to fail.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 8) Allow a trust between the
>>>> teacher & the student to use
>>>>> their cell phones
>>>>>> during class. A trust that the
>>>> student will use it
>>>>> moderately in an adequate
>>>>>> manner. When abusing of that trust
>>>> starts to happen, THAT
>>>>> is when disciplinary
>>>>>> actions or compromises can take
>>>> place. They suffer from
>>>>> severe temptation from
>>>>>> technology, just allow it! In
>>>> other cases, use it as a
>>>>> teaching tool! Have them get
>>>>>> on their phones & find a way to
>>>> incorporate it into the
>>>>> lesson. Let them get on
>>>>>> their favorite apps or websites,
>>>> and find a way to
>>>>> incorporate it into the lesson.
>>>>>> We are in the 21st century, it's
>>>> time to adapt.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 9) Allow the school to be ran in a
>>>> manner similar to a
>>>>> democracy. Allow trust
>>>>>> between the students and the
>>>> governing body. You want to
>>>>> teach kids how to be
>>>>>> good members of society, and how
>>>> to support a government of
>>>>> democracy? This
>>>>>> is how you do it. Make it
>>>> adequate. Obviously they are
>>>>> children and don't fully
>>>>>> know how to behave correctly, but
>>>> make it adequate to where
>>>>> they have a say in
>>>>>> their education and how things are
>>>> ran. As they increase in
>>>>> age from elementary
>>>>>> to high school, increase the power
>>>> they have. Why do we
>>>>> feel we should run
>>>>>> things that we think are best,
>>>> when they are the students
>>>>> that are actually the
>>>>>> ones learning? They are not
>>>> robots, we don't just program
>>>>> to a
>>>>>> schedule/curriculum that we think
>>>> is best. They are humans
>>>>> that need to have a
>>>>>> say & make things better for
>>>> themselves. They are the ones
>>>>> in the learning
>>>>>> process, they know how to make it
>>>> work better than we do.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --- What The Objectives of a
>>>> School Should Be---
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bring creativity back into
>>>> schools. There need not be
>>>>> punishment for failing &
>>>>>> mistakes. Mistakes are simply just
>>>> kids trying to do things
>>>>> form their point of
>>>>>> view, who are we to tell them why
>>>> are wrong in doing that?
>>>>> This allows to create
>>>>>> leaders & innovators, instead of
>>>> kids who are taught what
>>>>> to think. They will now
>>>>>> think for themselves and take
>>>> advantage of their unique
>>>>> abilities and creativity
>>>>>> that they are born with. We need
>>>> to recognize their talents
>>>>> and let them expand
>>>>>> on those talents.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Create students that know how to
>>>> think divergently, outside
>>>>> the box, and how to
>>>>>> recognize & solve problems.
>>>> Education is not about just
>>>>> remembering and
>>>>>> regurgitating, it is about
>>>> learning concepts of problem
>>>>> solving, and being able to
>>>>>> use concepts taught in school to
>>>> apply in the real world.
>>>>> Education is about
>>>>>> inspiring one's mind, not just
>>>> filling their head. The
>>>>> objective is to intrigue
>>>>>> students, get them curious, and to
>>>> ask questions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Look at all majorly successful
>>>> people and look at what they
>>>>> have in common.
>>>>>> Richard Branson (Virgin Airlines),
>>>> Elon Musk (SpaceX,
>>>>> PayPal, Tesla, & Solar City),
>>>>>> Bill Gates (Microsoft), Steve Jobs
>>>> (Apple), Mark Zuckerburg
>>>>> (Facebook), Henry
>>>>>> Ford (Ford Motors), etc. What do
>>>> these people have in
>>>>> common? They all have the
>>>>>> ability to recognize a problem,
>>>> and think critically to
>>>>> solve that problem. Do you
>>>>>> think it matters what they got on
>>>> their 12 grade calculus
>>>>> test? No. They all were
>>>>>> not afraid to fail nor to take the
>>>> risk. They all ventured
>>>>> into the darkness to try
>>>>>> something new, and to take a
>>>> chance at creating something
>>>>> big. This, along with
>>>>>> the general curriculum, is what we
>>>> need to teach our
>>>>> children.

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