Unlearning #1

Will Richardson's very first item to unlearn, on his blog http://weblogg-ed.com, is the whole idea of the teacher being the fountain of knowledge. Teachers are no longer the only ones with knowledge in the classroom. Not only can our students teach us, but we can connect through the internet to people that have more knowledge than we do. For example, a teacher could be teaching a current novel, and have easy access to discussing the novel with the author. Many times, authors have their own blogs or websites, let alone email.

We can't always be the fountain of knowledge! It's not any fun anyway! During student teaching I truly enjoyed teaching lessons where my students did their own thinking and learning. They work with eachother to build on prior knowledge and create meaning. Now I could even teach lessons where my students might be able to show me a thing or two about technology.