True Dat! There are some "stupid" teachers out there. I have had plenty of them. Mabey they were not actually stupid, just ignorant. Which, according to Mr. Johnson here, is underlying stage of stupidity. People in general are stupid, we all do stupid things. Just today, as opposed to studying for a quiz in my EDF class, i opted to play some Call of Duty on Xbox. For those of you who don't know what this is, it's a small fraction of the material that is rotting today's members of society's brain. But it's a good way to procrastinate, so i just let it feed my stupidity. Also, Facebook, or shall I say "Procrastabook" enough said.
So anyways, besides our inevitable desire to find things that aren't productive to occupy our time. Some people luck up and get a good idea that they can link to what students find fascinating. Kids, and adults alike, love computers. An not just computers. Any student in today's society has some liking towards some type of technology. You just have to find a way to make that connection and use it to relay the information that you are trying to teach. I'll go back to the video game example. I like playing Xbox, so do millions of other students out there. So what teachers could try to do is use this as a medium to get students involved. There are games out there that mimic real world, historic, scientific, and other educational material. I have played a game where you play as a civil war character, or play some other role in history
This is just an example. But basically, what teachers need to do is learn from what stupid mistakes they have made. However, sometimes, the things they think are stupid could provide a learning tool for yourself or for the class you are teaching that no one would have ever used. Be creative and innovative
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