Independent Schools and Backchannel Tweets

The independent project at the high school really improved the education of the students who took it seriously and enjoyed the creativity they were allowed to have. They were all interested in specific careers that involved being creative and could be learned best through research and creative studies. This type of education is best for those careers, but not every subject would benefit from this type of learning. Also, if a much larger number of students tried to learn this way it could create confusion and laziness in many students, who need the structure and authority schools provide to motivate them to learn important subjects.

The Twitter backchannel discusion was an interesting way to view others viewpoints while still viewing the movie. When you had time to look at the tweets, some provided a different way of thinking or a new question I had not thought of on my own. At times it was difficult to keep up with all the tweets and I may have missed small parts of the movie, but the overall effect of the backchannel discussion was positive. You could also just view the movie at any time without having to view the tweets if they were too distracting for you.