When it comes to education, teaching, the classroom, or learning people need to be able to
unlearn and
relearn. The main reason that people need to be able to do this is because there is new technology and new advancements. When a educator is stuck in a certain way of teaching, they need to be able to relearn new teaching techniques in order to keep it up to date in the classroom. For example many teachers do not want to learn how to use the interactive white boards. It should not be an option. Many teachers want to continue to use the normal white boards. Which is okay, but with the IWB's it is what the school district buys, they are very expensive. Therefore the school needs the teachers to be able to learn how to use them correctly.
The issues with the new technology is the teachers who do not want to unlearn, and relearn in order to be updated on the current technology. Not only do educators need to be able to unlearn and relearn, students also need to be able to do the same thing. Students are introduced to certain types of technology and throughout the years the students are introduced to much more technology. The students need to be able to relearn how to use the new technology, they however do not need to unlearn how to use the 'old' ways of learning.
It is difficult for anyone to change what they already know because when you teach someone something one way, and they are in the habit of doing it that way. Many people do not want to learn how to do something a different way because they do not care. Once you already know how to do something such as use the white board in a classroom, not many people are going to want to relearn how to use the interactive white boards.
I agree. Teachers' need to adapt to the new technologies and the way teaching is evolving.
ReplyDeleteThis is very true, I feel that a lot of teachers are hesitant to give up their teaching methods to learn new methods using the growing technology.
ReplyDeleteTeachers do need to learn how to use the technology provided for them. If they don't adapt then they make it a waste of money for the school district. But i do agree that it is hard to completely change the way you teach if you've been doing it for years.
ReplyDeleteSome teachers, but not all teachers do not want to unlearn something and then learn something new. For the ones who weren't around technology, they don't always care to depend on as to where the new teachers are taught how to use it and what technology is out there.
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