Innovation For Education System In Texas

Texans students deserve a high quality education, which are not getting at these times in Texas. Texas K throught 12th grade education is in a very bad condition and this has to change presently. I found a commentary of Charles Kuffner on the blog Off The Kuff that discuss new techniques for the education system in Texas. “The case of using social media in the schools” talks about the innovation of social media as a resource of innovation for teaching. The authors intended audience is teachers, students and teachers because they all are involved in the issue of better education in Texas. The author credibility is support by his higher education acquired from Trinity University in Texas. He works in the IT industry, currently as a BlackBerry administrator.

Apparently he is aware of how technology works around our times and how people are influenced by. He supports the use of social media in schools. In his commentary he introduces the new teaching program by giving a short summary of how the program started in Portland, Oregon by a middle school teacher Elizabeth Delmatoff. He states that after the program was implemented by the teacher in her classroom, they noticed a great improvement in that school. For example students were doing extra credit, students grades were up 50% and the school achieved the absence goal of the year. I believe these are great accomplishments that prove that probably social media would benefit the education system in Texas. The author also provides to the readers a link of the social media program that explains in details how the program works. For example the link provides samples of innovative teaching lessons for teachers. This program will charge teachers 4 dollars per month, which I believe is very affordable. He states that even though some teachers do not welcome this program, he believes that this type of program shouldn’t be ignored and instead teachers should try to fit social media into schools for the benefits of everyone.

I agree with Mr. Kuffner because one thing that Texas education needs is innovation. I worked as a counselor in an after-school program and I know that children learn very fast, and they learn even faster if is about technology. I remember that one of their favorite classes was computer class. We need to face the problems of education in Texas and implement innovative literacy in the classroom. I believe that if teacher incorporate this program a long with standard techniques of teaching, big advancement will be seen. This program will make teachers job more dynamic and it will make students learning more agreeable.