tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393827732937670444.post328019459687065986..comments2023-11-03T06:09:40.433-06:00Comments on Flow: Replacing gradingWendy Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10764571614590700284noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393827732937670444.post-71183571644128822332010-03-31T10:10:56.928-06:002010-03-31T10:10:56.928-06:00I think you are right than many parents are still ...I think you are right than many parents are still looking for authoritarian when they should be lookign for earned authority, and a conversation with parents is critical. I think we need to have more of them. <br /><br />You are also right that convising teachers to move is about supporting collegues to try a different way.Wendy Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10764571614590700284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393827732937670444.post-23524351912697755222010-03-31T10:04:56.787-06:002010-03-31T10:04:56.787-06:00Taylor Mali's video (which I really enjoyed, b...Taylor Mali's video (which I really enjoyed, btw) was authoritarian by today's standard. But back up a minute... or a decade or two. Suddenly we have exactly the kind of teacher that 90% of parents would have loved their child to be with. We are talking big change here and fast. Let's not confuse the messenger with the message. He is teaching, in all likely-hood, the way he was taught and the way a lot of parents still believe children should be. The conversation we are having has to involve these people and convince them that there is a better more effective way--because they are in your schools and universities. You won't cause a bully to give up his power that way, but you will hopefully get a colleague to try a new approach to more effective student learning.captainorangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533409447527050625noreply@blogger.com