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Melissa said:
Educators are resistant to change because of two reasons: 1, they are use to doing things the same way over time and 2, the time it takes to learn how to use it. Teachers fall into complacency and use the excuse I don’t understand it and it takes to long to learn it. Schools have issues in not valuing the need to incorporate technology. Those teachers and schools who are excited about using technology get frustrated because of firewalls or the unavailability of programs. I think that businesses have a better opportunity to implement new programs because the business doesn’t have to censor themselves, create their own identities with technology, and they decide what programs to use for their company. Schools have to have teachers who find the technology, administration had to approve it and then the district has to install it. There are just so many hurdles for teachers and schools to jump that frustration easily sets in and a bad taste and frustration is left.
My response:
Melissa, I wish I could send your post to my entire district! You made many relevant comments within your post that I encounter on a daily basis. I can especially appreciate the frustration with firewalls and unavailability of programs. (We must donate any programs not readily available by our district.) We talk so much about preparing our students for the 21st century, but we continue to have our students jump through the technology hoops each year. I think we must continue to push our administrators to do what is best for students at all times, in order for them to reach their full potential beyond the classroom.
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