Comments on: Student Success: Genius or Perseverance? http://www.isteconnects.org/2009/08/10/student-success-genius-or-perseverance/ Celebrating 30 Years of Ed Tech Vision Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:39:54 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Perseverance and “Failure” http://www.isteconnects.org/2009/08/10/student-success-genius-or-perseverance/comment-page-1/#comment-3275 Perseverance and “Failure” Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:40:48 +0000 http://www.isteconnects.org/?p=10746#comment-3275 [...] recent blog entry Student Success: Genius or Perseverance? on the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) web site also addresses this topic. [...] [...] recent blog entry Student Success: Genius or Perseverance? on the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) web site also addresses this topic. [...]

]]> By: Dr. Richard Rifkind http://www.isteconnects.org/2009/08/10/student-success-genius-or-perseverance/comment-page-1/#comment-2651 Dr. Richard Rifkind Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:12:44 +0000 http://www.isteconnects.org/?p=10746#comment-2651 I agree -- with all of the curricular demands that our students face, and routine focus on preparing for state exams, we do not create situations for students to persevere if they don’t succeed in their first experimental attempts. Particularly in high school science classes. My wife and I produced a new documentary film, Naturally Obsessed: the making of a scientist which explores the process of discovery and research by following graduate students in a molecular biology lab. High school teachers have snapped up the film for its honest portrayal of the world of research and it has sparked critical discussions on whether perseverance is rewarded in our students, and how repeated failure is common on the road to major breakthroughs. How do we better communicate this to high school science students and encourage curiosity vs. prepping for tests? I agree — with all of the curricular demands that our students face, and routine focus on preparing for state exams, we do not create situations for students to persevere if they don’t succeed in their first experimental attempts. Particularly in high school science classes. My wife and I produced a new documentary film, Naturally Obsessed: the making of a scientist which explores the process of discovery and research by following graduate students in a molecular biology lab. High school teachers have snapped up the film for its honest portrayal of the world of research and it has sparked critical discussions on whether perseverance is rewarded in our students, and how repeated failure is common on the road to major breakthroughs. How do we better communicate this to high school science students and encourage curiosity vs. prepping for tests?

]]> By: Wes Fryer http://www.isteconnects.org/2009/08/10/student-success-genius-or-perseverance/comment-page-1/#comment-2593 Wes Fryer Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:40:39 +0000 http://www.isteconnects.org/?p=10746#comment-2593 Collaborating is a big key, and I think you're right to focus on it as a path forward. Individual teachers can choose to collaborate, and administrators can choose to expect collaboration in classroom lessons they observe on their campuses. We have to "bother with trying to change the black-and-white" because the stakes are so high: We have thousands of children in our bricks-and-mortar public schools, and their futures are too valuable to write off. The tools at our fingertips to agitate and organize for social change are more powerful than ever. I don't think we've even begun to scratch the surface of leveraging social media tools to change our schools and our society. Collaboration is a great focus to take. I enjoyed reading about how your children are spending more time on the social web than watching TV these days. I think that's potentially a very positive trend for several reasons. Collaborating is a big key, and I think you’re right to focus on it as a path forward. Individual teachers can choose to collaborate, and administrators can choose to expect collaboration in classroom lessons they observe on their campuses.

We have to “bother with trying to change the black-and-white” because the stakes are so high: We have thousands of children in our bricks-and-mortar public schools, and their futures are too valuable to write off. The tools at our fingertips to agitate and organize for social change are more powerful than ever. I don’t think we’ve even begun to scratch the surface of leveraging social media tools to change our schools and our society. Collaboration is a great focus to take.

I enjoyed reading about how your children are spending more time on the social web than watching TV these days. I think that’s potentially a very positive trend for several reasons.

]]> By: Mark Petzold http://www.isteconnects.org/2009/08/10/student-success-genius-or-perseverance/comment-page-1/#comment-2591 Mark Petzold Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:53:58 +0000 http://www.isteconnects.org/?p=10746#comment-2591 I tell my engineering students that there are two ways to get an engineering degree. You can be smart, or you can be determined. I would rather hire the determined student. They make better engineers. I tell my engineering students that there are two ways to get an engineering degree. You can be smart, or you can be determined. I would rather hire the determined student. They make better engineers.

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