tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635035793625590468.post4015827323969749550..comments2023-10-19T04:06:04.186-07:00Comments on Ogreducation: This I Believe (About Teaching & Learning)Art Belliveauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869229920071975552noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635035793625590468.post-78582190279584883582008-08-31T09:32:00.000-07:002008-08-31T09:32:00.000-07:00Wow. That was both unexpected and delightful. Than...Wow. That was both unexpected and delightful. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>I love the post and will accept the challenge although (yep, here come the excuses) I start work at a new school tomorrow and I expect to be intimately acquainted with the deep end for a while.<BR/><BR/>Thank you again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635035793625590468.post-33186282365568623662008-08-27T18:29:00.000-07:002008-08-27T18:29:00.000-07:00I accepted the challenge, and I'm drafting. My goa...I accepted the challenge, and I'm drafting. My goal is to post a response on Labor Day. (This is, however, my third target date, so we'll see if I can get it done.)Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11078468114775709335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635035793625590468.post-25102435005865136192008-08-22T09:49:00.000-07:002008-08-22T09:49:00.000-07:00This, my friend, was an entry worth waiting for! ...This, my friend, was an entry worth waiting for! I really enjoyed your connections to your own experiences learning to swim and you caught me from the beginning with an opening that left me wondering whether you were going to horrify me! <BR/><BR/>Very cool stuff....<BR/><BR/>Here's an interesting question: Do you think that parents of today are generally supportive or critical of "thrown them in the deep end" instruction?<BR/><BR/>Most everyone from our generation grew up in a time when self-sufficiency was a respected trait---and when "survival experiences" were valued. Today, though, the protective layers we wrap around children would have left your dad accused of abuse!<BR/><BR/>Has this made the kinds of jump in feet first learning experiences of earlier times impossible for today?<BR/><BR/>And is that a good thing or a bad thing?<BR/><BR/>Bill FerriterBill F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06569401112555104479noreply@blogger.com