Disrupting Class

Thinking about doing our next book study on Disrupting Class, by Clayton Christiansen. What do you think of when you think of disrupting class? Before reading this book, I would say that I pictured this:



Now I realize that it means that students are learning at their own pace, in the best modality for them. Theoretically a tailor made education.

Are we afraid to disrupt the norm in education? Or can we put our thinking hats on and disrupt the status quo of learning? Join me in the interesting conversations that will be sure to follow. We will be starting in two weeks, plenty of time for you to order your copy for your ebook or a hard copy online! Looking forward to GREAT discussions!

AIMS & gifted

Given the fact that we are right in the middle of testing, I thought that this topic was appropriate! On page 32 the book states that "there are probably students in your class right now who could have taken any end of the year standardized test at the start of the year and scored at or above 95th percentile"

So.....
1. Do you agree with that statement, why or why not?
2. If you agree, what do you do with those kiddos that rightfully know the existing material (gifted or not)?
3. If you don't agree, would you be willing to test your students to find out if this statement is true?