User talk:Rreev002

That is really cool that you work for a volunteer Fire Department. My mom worked on an ambulance for 15 years, so I spent a lot of time around Emergency Medical Personnel and a lot were fire fighters. I like hearing about you following in their footsteps. So much media tells kids to become their own person and rebel against their parents, but being a firefighter is too cool to pass up.

I agree with you philosophy because it comes across as balanced. You say we need to keep the kids attention, so hands-on activities seem a great route. Then you caveat that with making sure the teacher is ensuring the kids learning by looking over their work to verify they are drawing the right conclusions. I think lectures aren't all that bad either. I was interested in lectures. They need to be engaging like you said. Maybe a seminar would be a better word. I am going for Social Studies/Secondary Education as well and you are the second person to know his family history and that definitely makes me want to research it. Mhama001 (talk) 01:52, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

=Hi Ran!= Thanks for your response and I enjoyed reading your About the Author posting. Congratulations on the BA in History: ) Way to go!! Your philosophy is intersting in the sense that you think lectures are more important than using technology in the classrooms, since you're so young. I would have thought the exact opposite. I'm 37 and currently I am taking ECI 430/Instructional Technology, and I am amazed at how much technology is, in fact, used in the classroom. When I grew up the teachers used chalk and a chalkboard. Now they are using smartboards. Times are certainly changing. I must admit I feel a little overwhelmed in the 430 class. Most of today's students probably know more about computers and technology integration than I do. But hopefully, that will ALL change in the near future!! It was very nice to meet you and I, too, look forward to reading more of your responses!! --Lburn008 (talk) 00:14, 19 September 2008 (UTC)