Thing #1

Loved the video. So simple, yet so creative. Of course we librarians can play a role like this. We already are in so many ways. Years ago, it occurred to me that one day we might be outsourcing our teaching to India, like we do so many other things. Our students would tune in each day to Miss Patel's geometry lesson from New Delhi, and attach their homework to an e-mail to her. If we face the major teacher shortage that is predicted, this could be a real possibility. If this were to happen, what is covered in this video would not be the "ideal," but rather would become stark reality. I can't help but think that this type and style of learning requires students who are self-motivated. We would have to catch them young and get them trained early in handling this. It's quite "Montessori."