tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870458664232083246.post6586540837090575786..comments2023-09-30T05:01:23.870-07:00Comments on staffroom confidential: The myth of personalizationTara Olivetreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09113322614914039292noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870458664232083246.post-66575465159187986642012-10-28T16:51:07.543-07:002012-10-28T16:51:07.543-07:00I couldn't agree more with your assessment. I ...I couldn't agree more with your assessment. I have not yet seen, Distance Learning programs used as 'adaptive learning' are inferior and inadequate. Just because it is sanctioned by government and gives a student credit doesn't mean he/she is learning anything. I think parents and kids and too many educators are being lulled into acceptance. The result will be the monopolization of these adapted online options by tech Ed companies who don't know or care about the students. 'Blended' programs, here skilled teachers can assess and adapt online activities with face to face instruction and discussion is far more personal. My issue is that innovation , whether Sir Ken notions or not, need a human professional educator not a multiple choice JavaScript screen. Economies of scale like Walmart don't apply honestly to comprehensive education. Al Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087720675000848422noreply@blogger.com