What 5th Grade Students Say about Technology

In my mind, one of the strongest voices out there when it comes to transforming our educational system is that of our students.  I often get requests to write articles about the changes I have made within my classroom as I have moved to incorporate a student-centered environment that allows my students to advance at their own pace while incorporating as much choice as I can into what my students are doing while still covering all of our required standards.  Anymore, when met with these requests, I state that I would rather have them talk to my students and get their opinions on the matter in lieu of hearing just another teacher talking about 'what great things they think they are doing'.  If we truly want to effectively transform learning for our students, then, it's only through including our students in the conversation that we can effectively and relevantly transform learning in a manner that will once again engage and excite the students we teach.

from:  The Fremont News Messenger 3/22/13

The article is now a 'paid archive' within our local newspaper, so this is the best way I could think to link to it since I'm pretty much a novice to Blogger.