Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Ethic of Excellence...BUT
Ron Berger's argument for creating a school culture is undoubtedly valid and inspiring. His ideas of assessment and creating a classroom environment are the epitome of what a great classroom should like. I really like his use of portfolios for assessment and research projects. I think one important element to creating a culture is letting the students feel comfortable enough to fail in order to gain better understanding. Ron Berger's theory of multiple drafts allows students to take risks and really dive into their learning without hesitation or fear of not handing in a perfect assignment. While I agree with several of Ron's ideas and his general theory of creating a culture, there is a reality that enters my mind when I think about standardization. Therefore, I can clearly see myself implementing these methods, BUT I am forced to think about how I will be able to balance this in a system that limits creativity.
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I completely agree with everything that you have mentioned above and would love to implement these ways in my classroom. However standardized testing is what schools are all about now unfortunately. It is kind of scary that if we teach this way and not teach the students the standardized test materials knowing some administrators evaluate teacher performance based on standardized test score. However I think if we develop this culture in our classroom the test scores will take care of itself.
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