Thoughts on Michael Fullan's "Great to Excellent" Article

First of all, reading this article was extremely interesting because I did not know for a fact that Ontario was valued so highly in terms of the education statistics and success outcomes it has to offer. I can relate to this article both as a student and as an adult learner because the article stresses that technology and pedagogy have to go hand in hand in order to progress from great to excellent.

I do believe that if we had learned more interactive lessons from a young age (junior grades) that we would be more advanced technologically - which is why upcoming students are much more technologically savvy. As technology advances so do our students. I also agree with the idea of taking action - if we want to see a difference we have to work towards getting there, we have to be committed and dedicated and take action not just sit back and expect things to be done. We have to host a part in the change we expect to see - this is why we need the government to work closely and more deeply with education (so that we have support behind us and a strong investment towards change).

FDK (full-day kindergarten) is something that intrigued me as well because it promotes: the development of self-regulation, social emotional learning, inquiry skills, and play-based learning that fosters creativity, imagination and problem solving which are all essential life-long skills that even we as adults/students need to understand, value, and demonstrate. If we learn these critical skills at a young age we will foster, implement, remember, and practice them forever.

http://www.michaelfullan.ca/media/13599974110.pdf