Chapter 3

Chapter 3 talks some about how in k-12 education something is always changing. “Someone is always trying to change it-someone is always proposing a new program or a new practice.” Three also talks about adult education, how adults want to learn and what.

            First in chapter 3 when it talks about something is always changing and someone is always proposing something new. This statement is true. It is also kind of annoying. I’ve started teaching right when the school system has decided to adopt a new form of learning and a new form of evaluating. I’m glad I started when I did.  I can imagine had you gotten use to the way things were running and had to change this year it would be a big pain. From older educators, who have now retired, I’ve been told to expect this a lot. The school system always wants to try something new. Trying something new isn’t bad, but when you don’t give the people involved time to understand it and adapt to it you don’t get any benefits. You have to give the program time to work before you decide yes or no. The biggest complaint I’ve heard about the school system always changing is that you never can get use to something.

            Three talks some about how adults want to learn and how. This hit home to me. If I’m not interested in what you are teaching I clock out. I like that in graduate school, so far, I’ve been able to choose the classes I want to take. Being a working adult I feel I know what I need to learn and how it will benefit me. For this reason I pick classes that I can actually use while teaching and that I won’t be bored in. I don’t need a theory class where a teacher yaps at me for three hours. I need classes that I can actually apply to life.