Thing 1 &Thing 2

OK. Here we go. The hardest part was finding a name not taken. This is a true testament to the number of bloggers out there.

Thing 1 and Thing 2 were originally brought into the house on a rainy day while mother was away by The Cat in the Hat. The children were bored and blue because they had nothing to do. Obviously, they were not kids of the 21st century. They would have video on demand, computer games, Wii, DS and many other gadgets of which I am unaware . While using these they will be motivated and engaged as the video proclaims they should be. Yet, a portion of me longs for creative and imaginary play- for storytelling and delicious reading which can also be engaging and motivating. There is a definite place for all this wonderful technology in education. However, it should not be all that an education is. The ability to process information, to understand the small steps involved , to utilize meta cognition is something that still needs to be taught. And this may, for some, be done best without the aid of technology.

The ideas proposed in Thing 2 are not as far fetched as one might imagine. The one necessary thing is the willingness and ability of teachers to preplan in order to leave time for communication and dialogue.