tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post6410230293963309632..comments2023-11-08T19:39:01.829-08:00Comments on The Teacher's View: Wake The Sleeping BearPaul L. Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16571449117336295156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post-8235354881593338492010-08-19T10:35:00.937-07:002010-08-19T10:35:00.937-07:00There are three things Americans should be deeply ...There are three things Americans should be deeply concerned about right now: economy, job market, and education. A real time example of a failure to understand and solve a life-threatening problem is the BP oil spill. We lacked the brain power and engineering skill to fix that disaster. If we do not do something about education in this country, we will face similar disasters in the future woefully underprepared.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment, Christina. It would be interesting to hear what your class had to say about the article.Paul L. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16571449117336295156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390199041521256086.post-82468075168923030392010-08-19T00:53:20.110-07:002010-08-19T00:53:20.110-07:00we read this article in my educational psychology ...we read this article in my educational psychology class! (i had also gone through it the weekend before class since it came up so often on all my online news feeds) we discussed how the teacher is truly the driving force in the goal reaching product of the education being delivered - it was an intense day of discussion in class, that's for sure.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14823905017793809984noreply@blogger.com