Hello Everyone,
Sorry I'm late. Dave is correct, I have been reading A Whole New Mind (AWNM), along with Thomas Friedman's The World is Flat. I guess that is more my kind of summer reading--although I find the AWNM as entertaining as informative. I presented both books at the Cabinet and Principals' Retreats this summer. I think we need to lead our schools and classrooms into the directions that Pink is describing--a globalized, digitized world. I was really struck by Pink's line, "Now that Asia can do left brain work cheaper, we must learn to do right brain work better." Right on the money.
Needless to say my mind has been open to a new set of "21st century skills"--skills of the R-Directed brain that we as educators feel much more comfortable with than standardized tests, narrow assessments of narrow L-Direected standards, etc.. I'm only half way through the book, and am looking forward to discussing it with you and as many people as possible.
Dave--thank you for letting me in to your blog group--I know it is a sign of what's to come with everyone's professional learning.
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Glad to have someone at the cabinet level who sees this emerging need! Welcome to the group....
I left a very thoughtful comment yesterday, but got timed out, so it did not post. Let me try again...
I would love to see changes in the way we do testing, etc., but I think the higher education system has much to say about what the high school does and how we teach. Much of what is done at the high school level is to help our students compete at these prestigious institutions of higher learning. I would like to know how we would compete with other schools whose students get in to these schools if we were to eliminate one of the main tools used to evaluate our students? Is there a place for testing in Pink's view? I believe the tests much change - I think Pink mentions this.
Ed Week has an interesting editorial this week..."A Lost Issue in 2008"???
Laurie I couldn't agree more. Sometimes I hear that standardized tests matter little to colleges - other reports seem to contradict. Admissions in general though seem to be valuing the portfolio approach more. They just want both.
Seems like we could abandon high-stakes and still provide reporting and transcripts that bridge the gap. The High Tech HS in Napa Valley, CA seesm to do that well. I'll get a web link for us to visit later. I think the main guy there is Bob Pearlman??
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