tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-383519761594164656.post6347677879460410443..comments2023-07-03T04:39:27.929-07:00Comments on AZ Reading Lady: Self Proclaimed "Specialist"Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889554974006623288noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-383519761594164656.post-8352732114620961412008-10-02T08:03:00.000-07:002008-10-02T08:03:00.000-07:00Scott,The comparison of teachers and programmers i...Scott,<BR/><BR/>The comparison of teachers and programmers is a difficult one, but you definitely hit the nail on the head when you say that some stop learning, reading, ect. I would say that in the teaching field it has more to do with what continues to work and what does not. There are definitely teachers that keep plugging away at the same old thing because it is what they are comfortable with.(These are the ones that need to be challenged!) <BR/><BR/>Within a district (or school) there are always professional developement days to learn. In fact, they are required. In my personal experience (and I don't know if this is typical or not), they were very inspiring but you also had to purchase their materials. I don't believe that any one product or program is going to make our education system better. It takes dedicated teachers with a supportive administration and involved parents! (That is what Mr. Canada has in Harlem, yeah for him.)<BR/><BR/>Oh, and the "in the trenches" learning for teachers has more to do with classroom management and understanding children, than it does with what a teacher actually teaches. In the computer field I think that might translate into how to actually program and how to work on a team. Both take some book knowledge and both need actual on the job training.<BR/><BR/>Everyone, including parents, need to keep their knowledge up to date. In fact, grandparents do too! My sweet mother has stopped comparing life when I was a child to my experiences with my own children because she knows that times have changed. That's not to say that some of the same things don't continue to work, but instead, there are some new challenges that we must be aware of.<BR/><BR/>Whew! Life is exhausting.<BR/><BR/>HHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889554974006623288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-383519761594164656.post-18141304857661102352008-10-02T07:10:00.000-07:002008-10-02T07:10:00.000-07:00Helena,I tend to compare everything with my own ex...Helena,<BR/><BR/>I tend to compare everything with my own experience. Why not? Its all I got.<BR/><BR/>But in the computer field, experience matters a lot. I read a cool post by Steve Yegge on this experience subject <A HREF="http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2008/02/portrait-of-n00b.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> where he says:<BR/><BR/>"That being said, as a hiring manager or company owner you should keep in mind that "5 to 10 years of experience" on a resume does not translate to "experienced"; it means "crazy invincible-feeling teenager with a 50/50 shot at writing a pile of crap that he or she and his or her team can't handle, and they'll eventually, possibly repeatedly, try to rewrite it all." It's just how things are: programmers can't escape being teenagers at some point."<BR/><BR/>But one thing about some "experienced" programmers is that some of them stop learning, stop reading, stop practicing, so their skills go obsolete.<BR/><BR/>I'm wondering if in teaching there's also this balance between experience in the trenches learning, and always keep your knowledge up to date learning by staying fresh with the latest information...<BR/><BR/>I do remember some of my Yuma high school teachers growing up, many of them seemed to be content in their jobs without having a lot of passion or even knowledge about their subject.<BR/><BR/>Just random thoughts.tempe turleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906350838729139212noreply@blogger.com