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Death of the Real World

During my undergrad one of my professors expressed his discontent with the expression the “real world.” Explaining how it devalued the world students are living in as not being “real” and some artificial construct. The world students are living in, while different from our own, is very much real. This notion has stuck with me forContinue reading “Death of the Real World”

Is School Community?

Through my undergraduate and graduate education courses a large focus has been on educational philosophy. Like most, as I worked more in schools and took more classes my philosophy changed and I became more excited about specific things such as ed tech, data privacy, etc. One thing that hasn’t changed since my first teaching course, isContinue reading “Is School Community?”

If the Shoe Fits

Attending conferences, observing teachers, and hearing keynote speakers from all parts of the United States, I’ve come upon what most people in education already know. There are many ways to reach the same results. This is your art of teaching instead of science of teaching idea. As I watch and participate in the educational technology explosion, I find teachers don’t use a lotContinue reading “If the Shoe Fits”

$11B on Ed Tech

The following Forbes article discusses the advance of technology in education and how it has become a major component of schools. According the to article 11 billion is being spent on technology in schools. Crazy amounts of money! As you would expect out of a Forbes article it makes the all too common connection between school, data, and business. What are theContinue reading “$11B on Ed Tech”

About Me

My name is Alex Gorton, I am a Michigan transplant currently living in Utah. I completed my undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Social Studies: Social Studies Education in 2014 at Michigan State University and a Master of Arts in Education Technology in 2018 at Michigan State University. After graduation I found a job as an 8thContinue reading “About Me”