Talk:Foundations and Assessment of Education/Edition 1/Foundations Table of Contents/Chapter 3/Experts Take Sides



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I think that this assignment is probably one of the most complex and difficult assignments o have experienced so far at ODU. I mean not many people can say that they helped write a textbook before they even have their degree. It is definitely a different experience. It makes you think about what information is actually necessary and which information doesn't really need to be included. Using this technique is a very unique idea because even though the articles aren't written by professionals the student is able to receive relevant information. It helps the student have more to do with the way that they learn. I know that in the past I have read a textbook and the language was very difficult to understand. In this class the language is less formal because of the age of the authors. I think that this has been a very good learning technique. Rcoll029 (talk) 22:43, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

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I really enjoyed reading your article on the history of education. Before reading the article, I never would have thought that the history of education was important to study. It was interesting to learn that although the teaching styles of today are very similar to those of 50 years ago, they have several differences as well. We tend to forget about the time in history when everyone that was attending school was taught in one big room at the same time, no matter the age. If that was tried nowadays, it would never work because each grade is taught different subject matter. Because of the evolution of the history of education, professionals have greatly improved the way school is thought about. I really enjoyed reading about the different opinions of what important aspects are included in the history of education. Without the certain steps you described that were taken in the education field, we would not be at the level of education we are today. I completely agree with you when you say that the way teaching has evolved over the years will greatly benefit the present and future teachers of the world. Afett001 (talk) 16:34, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

This article seemed to be an important topic to cover in our textbook. Reading about the differences between teaching from past classes throughout history and today's teaching philosophies was interesting and made me consider how many teaching philosophies have changed over the years. I ,too, agreed with your statement about teaching evolving over the years greatly benefiting the present and future teachers of the world. Hcogg001 (talk) 00:07, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

I found this article interesting in that there are som any ways to interpret the history of education. History is constantly changing and evolving, like you said in the article. We will always be thinking up new ways to introduce the same facts but this change always benefits the students and the teachers. Jnewh001 (talk) 15:01, 12 July 2009 (UTC)