Most recent public comments by Victoria Louise Wellman-Teeple https://nowcomment.com/users/124255 https://nowcomment.com/documents/141493?scroll_to=2841924 https://nowcomment.com/documents/141493?scroll_to=2841924 I have heard some educators say any variation of "study to get a good grade, because that's the whole point of school" and I didn't always have this word to describe how hearing that as a student made me feel; but to be so focused on grades as the sole positive outcome of school is myopic. It can be so much more valuable than a grade! Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:46:31 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/141493?scroll_to=2841910 https://nowcomment.com/documents/141493?scroll_to=2841910 I often find that rote memorization only helps me for short-term skills and rarely truly helps commit anything to memory. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:46:31 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/141493?scroll_to=2841894 https://nowcomment.com/documents/141493?scroll_to=2841894 Along with new technologies comes the ever-present threat of emergent tech/cyber threats. In what ways can technologies be used maliciously? And how do we mitigate or reduce that? Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:46:31 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/141493?scroll_to=2841884 https://nowcomment.com/documents/141493?scroll_to=2841884 BMCC incorporates the Seven Sacred teachings and Anishinaabe culture into every class and includes the importance of culture on all syllabi. The Seven Sacred teachings are: love, courage, respect, truth, wisdom, humility and honesty. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:46:31 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/141493?scroll_to=2841868 https://nowcomment.com/documents/141493?scroll_to=2841868 With how long it takes a human brain to fully develop it seems like it would make sense to coordinate with teachers at all ages to study this. I am curious when we figured out that the frontal lobe isn't fully developed until 25 years of age (a statistic I've heard often, though I don't have citation off-hand), for example. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:46:30 -0700