Question+4

How are teachers different than they were 20 years ago?

=* Likely Had:=
 * more linear teaching style, (though this fact still exists.)
 * "monolithic approach" more common

=* New Reactions to Modern Tools=
 * "Perhaps I'm no longer a good teacher, I feel behind the times constantly."
 * insecurity,
 * fear...
 * Benefits to using these new tools is unclear
 * ability to control the entire environment is no longer possible.
 * scary to risk when you don't know if:
 * students will learn, you will be on top of your material,
 * -Fear of Change

=* New Reactions to Students=
 * "Students haven't changed, they're the same."
 * Yes, but....their voices are different, their expectations are different.
 * It is these differences that drive the need for adaptation, not whether or not concept X or Y needs to be taught differently."

=* Teaching Method Differences=
 * If you were in a progressive (or traditional) mindset 20 years ago that remains true today, <---very difficult to make the switch
 * Teachers teach the way they were taught, a cycle that still exists today.
 * Reuse and recycling existing worksheets, <-- as stereotypical example of teaching interaction
 * Lack of comfort with chaotic environment
 * (also:) Students still often expect rows and rows of chairs.
 * Age less important than ability to have creative control in your clasroom/school environment