tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post7195749637062320086..comments2024-03-04T06:49:58.529-05:00Comments on The Nerdy Teacher: Zombies and EducationThe Nerdy Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967718792957188554noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-3414847374698792022013-06-02T03:57:00.589-04:002013-06-02T03:57:00.589-04:00This post really resonates. I've been working...This post really resonates. I've been working against the zombification of my students for years. One of my strategies has been to teach zombies. Zombies really are far more than just a movie monster. Zombies are great to use in an educational context because of their cultural popularity, especially among the school age demographic. As a teacher in the humanities, I have found them to Dryboneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15301548382539082274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-33031567557401463962011-11-02T04:57:32.714-04:002011-11-02T04:57:32.714-04:00Another great post! This comparison of zombies an...Another great post! This comparison of zombies and ed really does make sense in a very twisted, face-the-facts kind of way. I think we do need to face the facts, though and realize that if things don't start changing in a big way, many of our students are going to grow up to be mindless. Don't we already see this???<br /><br />Keep up the good fight!Elizabeth Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13740409123355763568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-84617470245170383812011-11-01T11:20:58.491-04:002011-11-01T11:20:58.491-04:00What about Zombie teachers?
I feel as an administ...What about Zombie teachers?<br /><br />I feel as an administrator we also need to awaken certain teachers to self-reflect and get enthusiastic about learning and trying something new again.Andy Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141642760054786747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005114591173102634.post-83748446960581812382011-10-31T23:39:14.812-04:002011-10-31T23:39:14.812-04:00Great analogy! Sad part is that more and more zomb...Great analogy! Sad part is that more and more zombie movies end up with the zombies overrunning the world. But not us! We will destroy the education zombie's brain and save our children from being turned! Down with the testing monster!<br /><br />Walking Dead is the best show on TV my wife and I have seen in a long time. We had to wait for shows like True Blood to come out on DVD to get our @educatoralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03208424095983730170noreply@blogger.com