tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post965811961652256939..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Carnival of EducationDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-38000749959106318302008-05-01T19:32:00.000-07:002008-05-01T19:32:00.000-07:00You are right about people not knowing what a rece...You are right about people not knowing what a recession is. But isn't this what happens during election years, doom and gloom talk. Isn't it basically the liberal media, trying to get a liberal elected?<BR/>And wouldn't you have to have a high percentage of unemployment to be consider a recession? <BR/>I have never bought the idea of a recession, and I know that economies must correct from time to time.<BR/>The only way to counter this is to teach our youth as part of their early math curriculum, the fundamental economic principles that make the USA the $14T jaugernaut economy that it is. For that matter, let's throw in some lessons on patriotism and civics, as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-55174206032383703122008-05-01T11:40:00.000-07:002008-05-01T11:40:00.000-07:00The author nailed it with music instruction--music...The author nailed it with music instruction--musicians practice for hours to get the neuron growth, but they don't do it while texting or watching tv.<BR/><BR/>Until it's shown that mastery can be achieved while multitasking instead of concentrating, I'm sticking with the tried and true method of concentrating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-69842424337891043592008-05-01T11:10:00.000-07:002008-05-01T11:10:00.000-07:00Darren (and everyone else),Long-time reader, first...Darren (and everyone else),<BR/>Long-time reader, first time poster. As a fellow California blogger, I thought I'd pass along an interesting education article.<BR/><BR/>One of my fellow contributors to The <A HREF="http://12angrymen.wordpress.com" REL="nofollow">12 Angry Men Blog</A> has an article up considering possible new teaching methods for students who are efficient at processing multiple information streams. <BR/><BR/>Since a fair number of students have spent their youths working with multiple simultaneous streams ( multiple conversations, TV, homework ), they could probably work with multiple instructional streams, as well. This could allow a teacher to teach multiple topics, or multiple difficulty levels at the same time without a major loss of understanding from students.<BR/><BR/>Since the readership here tends to be folks interested in the future (and present) of education, I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts about this.<BR/><BR/>-aiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com