tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post6212472385221229631..comments2024-03-19T04:21:59.320-07:00Comments on Mike Rose's Blog: Full Cognitive Throttle: When Education for Work Ignites the Mind, Part IMike Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14013622839240394965noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-85160503501405759112011-11-15T10:06:03.599-08:002011-11-15T10:06:03.599-08:00To what extent is the salient feature that gets pe...To what extent is the salient feature that gets people working at full cognitive throttle (wonderful phrase!) curricular, and to what extent is it because it is something people are engaging in through choice?<br /><br />I have only ever worked post-compulsory education, so have had little experience of students just clocking out, but I have noticed how mature students returning to study often Liz Garnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115572021055374441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-81173257130913156752011-11-09T07:39:26.398-08:002011-11-09T07:39:26.398-08:00Incredible Post. I have worked in community colle...Incredible Post. I have worked in community college programs in the past and you have caught the essence of the spirit of the students. Yet, community colleges are often denigrated -- the value of what goes on in ccs needs to be more in the public eye.lennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16434400242718270240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-80043232574400761292011-10-27T02:32:44.001-07:002011-10-27T02:32:44.001-07:00The economic rationale for eduaction in most polic...The economic rationale for eduaction in most policy is also present in teacher's minds here in Austria, where I work as a staff developer. Just last week the value of speed in the classroom was made justifiable by a reference to the demands of the economy. Learning, education require time, and that time it all the more precious when education gaps are filled as a working adult with grown-up TanjatothePointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873073399899850004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-66650531029503791832011-10-22T11:46:52.873-07:002011-10-22T11:46:52.873-07:00I know all too well the struggles of working and a...I know all too well the struggles of working and attending community college to earn my AA. Many of my classmates had 16-20 hour days, many were young single parents, and many were involved in changing their lives from "at-risk" to "productive." Many were learning American English, many were new to America, and many were high school dropouts like myself. Each of us brought Dean Ramser HIP/SLICE Student Essayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767877257089765011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-32333283936744514322011-10-22T11:46:08.633-07:002011-10-22T11:46:08.633-07:00I know all too well the struggles of working and a...I know all too well the struggles of working and attending community college to earn my AA. Many of my classmates had 16-20 hour days, many were young single parents, and many were involved in changing their lives from "at-risk" to "productive." Many were learning American English, many were new to America, and many were high school dropouts like myself. Each of us brought Dean Ramser HIP/SLICE Student Essayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767877257089765011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897286065374355890.post-28692931515095316232011-10-22T07:00:59.751-07:002011-10-22T07:00:59.751-07:00I took several courses for my certification as a t...I took several courses for my certification as a teacher as Northern Virginia Community College. I found my classmates incredibly motivated. Most were the first in their families to attend post-secondary education. A good number were the first to graduate from high school. Almost half were immigrants. They were older than the average college students. These were evening courses, taught by teacherkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225551101423123044noreply@blogger.com