What I took from class week 6

Today In the peer lead discussion part of the class I learned that there could be alternatives to the typical way that students are being taught today.  One example would be that instead of just giving them a test to assess what they learned, you could assess them in alternative ways such as journals or interviews.  A good quote at the end of the discussion was we change everyday so why can't our schooling.  Dr. Boyer also brought up the idea of seat time.  The quality of seat time is far more important than the quantity of seat time.  This is a great point because a student could sit in a classroom all day and not learn a single thing because they don't like to learn that way.  Every student learns differently and just having them sit in a classroom doesn't necessarily mean that they are learning.  I also learned that there is a big push to bring the size of schools down a little and hopefully this will make the amount of students who graduate high school increase because there is a more social aspect to it.  After the discussion we went on and learned what and IRLO is and how we are going to encounter it as a future teacher.  Dr. Boyer then showed us some examples of what and IRLO is and I have definitely seen them before.  I also learned what the program scratch is and some start up on what I have to do to use this and make and IRLO.