How to Get a Job at Google: Part 2 by Thomas L Friedman Read the Article Here When many recent millennial job seekers think of their dream job they imagine themselves with a cushy salary and working at the Google complex in Mountain View California. However, many lack the winning combination that head of company hiring, Laszlo Bock, looks for. This is a combination of logic and creativity, or what he refers to as a “general cognitive ability”. These two traits are not inherently in each of us. Bock goes on to explain that humans are by nature creative beings, we are not however logical. This means in order to be what Bock deems the winning combination we must focus on and improve our logical cognitive levels. As a future educator I have seen first first hand the logical shortcomings of high school juniors. This is not their fault, they are constantly distracted by hormones and notifications. This means its is my job to help drag their attention away from Kim Kardashian and football and help them facilitate their learning. I already know how difficult this is from the limited time I have spent in the classroom, so once I have their attention I must utilize it. One idea that I found most interest from this article was “intersection of two fields”. Bosh discussion the intersection of economics and psychology, this created a new field of work. This idea can easily be transitioned into schools through cross disciplinary units. I believe it is paramount to student success to show them the relevance of their learning outside of their classroom. It would add even more value to learning if student saw that a idea of subject crossed disciplinary line in their education. Students now are growing up in a world where “the Google machines knows everything” and a recall and regurgitated education is not longer a means to a job. Students must become logical and creative problem solvers in order to achieve their goals. Friedman, Thomas L. "How to Get a Job at Google." The New York Times. The New York Times, 22 Feb. 2014. Web. 19 Nov. 2015. Read the article here.
This personal account of high school teacher turned High School learning Coach is extremely eye opening. It chronicles a teacher that shadowed a 10th grade student and a 12th grade student through an entire days of school. During these days the teacher did all the works students did and she had some interesting insights into student life. There were three main takeaways from this experience for the teacher; the first is that students sit all day, the second was that the majority of the student time sitting is spent passively absorbing information, and the third students are made to feel like a nuisance all day. After reading this article the idea of student involvement resonated with me. Two of the takes aways from this article were centered about the delivery of information to student which is directly dictated by the teacher. This means to me that engaging curriculum that requires active student involvement is important when planning each day of your class. If I choose to make engaging curriculum a priority within my class at least I know that one of the classes my students have each day will have them up and moving and hopefully engaged. The third take away focus on the way teachers address their students. Before I began student teaching I know I wanted to create a positive and respectful environment within my classroom. Now that I am in a classroom every day I see that tempers can flare and students can grind you down. However, I still firmly believe that a positive and respectful environment is possible. As the adult in the room it is my job to put aside my frustration with students and still talk to them with respect and in a positive tone. Wiggins, Grant. "A veteran teacher turned coach shadows 2 students for 2 days - a sobering lesson learned." 10 October 2014. https://grantwiggins.wordpress.com/2014/10/10/a-veteran-teacher-turned-coach-shadows-2- students-for-2-days-a-sobering-lesson-learned/. Web. 21 October 2015. |
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