Dr. Tim Tison was a speaker regarding a certain Middle School. Apparently Dr. Tison has a personal relationship with the students at that middle school. There are some very bright students at the middle school. Dr. Tison emphasizes School 2.0. School 2.0 differs from school 1.0 in that it emphasizes learning outside of the classroom and utilitizing what is learned to benefit others. The students at that middle school wanted to keep learning during the summer due to the challenge that Dr. Tison presented the students. He challenged them to making the best project, and the best project would be presented on I tunes.
The I tunes prize really encouraged the students to do their best work. The students worked diligently towards making the best project. Many of them went on field trips to see world renowned scientists in order to do the best possible research. The parents of the students even got involved in many cases. Dr. Tison was successful I his endeavor because he offered the prize. Many kids want to do hard work, but they want to do it if and only if they know they are going to be rewarded for it. I think that is the important thing to remember in this situation. In real life, people are rewarded for their hard work, whether it is a paycheck, recognition, or something to those means. That is precisely what kids expect now. Other wise they are just going to do what they can get a way with to earn a grade that is equal to their standards.
Dr. Tison was also considerate to let two of the children speak on behalf of their own work. The kids seemed well spoken and intelligent. The videos were fabulous. I couldn’t believe they were accomplished by middle school aged children. The videos were intriguing. They posed adult type questions that so many people don’t think about in their every day life. This goes to show that those children were taking what they absorbed in the class room and bringing it to their home life. The processed food video was a great example of how the children were influencing others with the knowledge they took in. Dr. Tison is doing a great job and I believe his ideas and philosophy should be spread on to other administrators in his position. Technology can change the world, if we only allow it too.
