I read a blog by, the once again, Doug Johnson about the progression of the “literacy” so to speak of Word Processing. It was interesting to see, in rubric form, how Johnson sees this skill growing. I was scared to see that I am actually behind on the rubric! I am no longer in “Level 4!” Two things came to mind when I read this. 1st) If I am falling behind now, will I have the time and motivation to keep up with advancing software in the future? Based on my interest level now, I would say yes. I have to admit, as soon as I found out that I was behind I whipped open Microsoft Word and tried to figure it out.2nd) Where do current teachers stand now on this rubric? I remember teachers in grade school that were older than my parents who are still teaching now! Do people actually expect them to keep up with this fast paced progression? I would say that teachers in the same boat as them, of course they don’t expect that. Parents, maybe not. But the students do and will continue to! Once again, I lament over the fact that the conversion of the traditional classroom will be a long and painful process.
Where should teachers be on this scale?
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