Schools that Practice Learning Literacy

After reading David Warlick's blog post, I must say that I couldn't agree more with his views. In today's world, where any piece of information that you may ever want is just a click of a mouse away, it is imperative that as future and current teachers we are able to adapt to the new learning styles around us and are able to use those styles to gain more knowledge about subjects we thought we already knew. New information about the world around us is constantly coming to the surface, whether it be some scholar in Russia who made a new discovery or just a plain Jane who has more to contribute to a topic that has been discussed already. As future educators and even as contributors to society, we cannot afford to take what has been previously deemed as truth and say that it is set in stone. On the contrary,question what you know, seek different perspectives, and come to your own conclusion; and by doing so become a master learner. I also believe that the best learning environments are the ones in which the teacher is constantly expanding their mind, then that way the teacher can pass on what they learned to their students, and their students can go out and do the same. I can really relate to the part where Warlick talks about his grandfather and father and what their definition of an atom was during their time. When I was younger, I was told that Pluto was a planet and that's the way it was up until I reached eighth grade, if I'm not mistaken, then low and behold we were now being told that Pluto was no longer considered a planet because it was too small. I also really enjoyed his saying at the end " Teachers model learning, students learn to teach themselves,schools educate the community", now if you think about it that's the way it should be. Information and technology is ever changing and we should always be changing with it.