With my new found twitter account, I have observed two education based twitter chats for the last couple of weeks. The ones I have chose are #edchat led by Jerry Blumengarten and the New Teacher Chat. Both focus on a broad spectrum of educational topics. The #edchat clearly deals with more educational topics based on technology, whereas #ntchat deals with advising and mentoring new teachers. Both are extremely informative but can be difficult to follow. Some people choose to answer the questions via a reply while others just post using the hashtag. It can be super hardt to keep track. Most of the things that I found to be the most helpful were people just posting random articles and websites using the same hashtag. Today's #edchat was about how make sure students are "future ready". People posted a lot of different things ranging from vague, uplifiting answers like "being bold and having the courage to not accept anything less than remarkable to things like become "wise consumers" and "critical thinkers". I used this Bruce Lee quote to contribute to the discussion:
“You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water."
I think this quote sums up the attitude we must instill upon students. While at first it may seem like a quote that inspires conformity, I think it reflects a trait that students will need to embrace in order to adapt to the inevitable changes they will face in their lifetime.
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