A was out walking his dog and came upon a friend. His friend said "Hey, nice dog!"
The dog owner replied, "I taught him how to sing the Star Spangled Banner."
The friend says "Really? That's incredible. Ok Fido, sing!"
The dog just stared at him.
The friend tried again. "Fido, sing!"
Again, the dog just stared.
The friend, now disapointed said "I thought you said you taught the dog to sing the Star Spangled Banner?"
The owner replied, "I said I taught him. I didn't say he learned it."
Any connection to curriculums and CCCS here?
2 comments:
This is similar to the argument that students don't learn because of "lack of background knowledge, home environment, lack of interest, etc.." Yet, if the students are "unable" to learn due to circumstances beyond the teacher's control,then what is the teacher's job? If the first statement is accepted, by logical reasoning, teachers are not required. Can teaching exist without learning? I believe not as the purpose of teaching is for learning to take place.
WOW...that really captures what goes on in our classrooms sometimes. We teach it but they don't learn it all the time. Cool Stuff!
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