Comments on: Teachable Moments Taught http://shortquip.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/183/ thinking in (hyper)text Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:09:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: achsahkl http://shortquip.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/183/#comment-55 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:28:18 +0000 http://shortquip.wordpress.com/?p=183#comment-55 I totally agree with you Heather….values like self-esteem, tolerance and kindness should be seamlessly interwoven into curriculum content. If a teacher is doing his/her job properly, there shouldn’t be a need to bring in a third party to do this. After all, these people wouldn’t have the same special relationship with the kids that the teacher would have and so wouldn’t be able to communicate as deeply with them as the teacher could. Teaching the hidden curriculum is, I believe, often more important than teaching the prescribed curriculum, as this is what is required for students to become kind, thoughtful citizens of society.

]]> By: hchev http://shortquip.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/183/#comment-53 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:53:32 +0000 http://shortquip.wordpress.com/?p=183#comment-53 True true, it is good to have programs like this available for those teachers who struggle in this area… or perhaps for those who just need a refresher if these things fall to the way-side.

]]> By: Alec Couros (@courosa) http://shortquip.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/183/#comment-52 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:47:19 +0000 http://shortquip.wordpress.com/?p=183#comment-52 It is very interesting that some of the things that many of us (certain in the Faculty of Ed) value most as educators are the things we feel often can’t be taught. I have mixed thoughts on this video (I haven’t seen this before), but I assume if teachers really need help with this aspect of teaching, I imagine it’s good to have such training available. It’s just sad to think that these things do not come natural.

Thanks for this post.

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