It's all about CHANGE!

Technology-Illiterate Teachers like The Zax?
After watching this video posted on Dr. Strange's blog, I read some of the comments posted; I was amazed at how some people believed that teachers are like the two Zaxes. These characters were unnecessarily stubborn beyond reconciliation, and I don't believe that any teacher would be so set in his/her ways to the point of absolute refusal to change with the times - especially if it concerns the well-being and education of their students = their MAIN duty as a teacher! This idea is simply absurd, and if any teacher is considered a "Zax," perhaps they should reevaluate their profession...
"I'll stay here not budging; I can, and I will if it makes you and me and the whole world stand still." The world didn't stand still. The Zax got nothing accomplished in their stubbornness...


Won by a Landslide!
The children from PS 22 did such a wonderful job on their rendition of the song "Landslide." I've heard many versions before, and this one was definitely the most inspiring - the most beautiful.

To relate the lyrics to teaching (and to the Zax video), teachers should realize that change is good! Change indicates progress and improvements (in most cases, anyway); teachers shouldn't be "afraid of changes," because if they "build [their] lives around [students]," they would be changing with them: supplementing, encouraging, and improving their lives and their education.

The fact that these children allowed their work to be posted online, they allowed others to be inspired. Even the artist of the song originally was touched! This brought them to a concert in Madison Square Garden: a reward for their hard work and a chance to expand their inspiration to an entirely new, different audience. Posting work in public domains offers lessons for anyone in search of them. This is exactly what Kaia, Ms. Cassidy's students in Canada, and Mrs. McCafferty's class have been doing. I have learned so much from them and from many others brave enough to share their inspiration with the world!