tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325023615235359588.post2131866281517111825..comments2015-10-21T12:52:21.303-07:00Comments on myASTLexperiencebcrookes: The Fractured Landscape of Adolescent EducationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00696402900596847183noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325023615235359588.post-21316309744305313002015-09-30T06:44:25.124-07:002015-09-30T06:44:25.124-07:00Brian, I think you hit the nail on the head "...Brian, I think you hit the nail on the head "...we have standards, and test scores, and limitations (for a variety of reasons), and lose sight of the fact that we are in the critical position of growing humans." This is exactly my thinking a few years back. I felt like I was robotic in my own teaching, teaching to the standards and not truly understanding the scope of the whole student. I find it troubling that I thought of students as a "separate being." Reading through these chapters and thinking about how I was as teacher in the beginning made me feel. Now looking at my own growth (adolescent) it makes it clear that we all go through these stages (quadrants on a graph). I guess being better mentors than my mentors at school can make such a difference. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325023615235359588.post-16472715989718763902015-09-29T07:57:06.907-07:002015-09-29T07:57:06.907-07:00Brian, just like the tug-of-war that students are ...Brian, just like the tug-of-war that students are going through during adolescents I think you picked up on the tug-of-war going on with teachers. I am constantly trying to meet the requirements of my many roles in the classroom and the school setting, with connecting with students, connecting with curricula and completing the tasks set in front of me by administration. I loved the video, it's amazing that just the fact that the participant thought his friends were watching him, he was willing to take more risks. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08746901113531508961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6325023615235359588.post-90549694606550391512015-09-28T18:29:29.038-07:002015-09-28T18:29:29.038-07:00Wow Brian! What an fascinating video. Similar to t...Wow Brian! What an fascinating video. Similar to the host, I thought that the friends would cause his behavior to change because they were distracting and actively encouraging him to make riskier choices. However, the experiment showed that all it took was THINKING that his friends were watching. I guess I shouldn't be too surprised though, considering what I know about how this sometimes works in the opposite...as a runner on the xc or track teams, I often had a voice in my head telling me that my teammates/friends were watching and counting on me. I guess this leads me to wonder, how do we help adolescents leverage that peer pressure for positive risk taking?Brittany Richer Ahnrudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12777477783602958216noreply@blogger.com