tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117005533318160902.post7622869820051658462..comments2024-03-27T19:53:53.708-06:00Comments on growing changing learning creating: Free range learnersTom Haskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12658791778134826289noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117005533318160902.post-16365823730081456152008-11-02T20:00:00.000-07:002008-11-02T20:00:00.000-07:00If you want another perspective, try researching g...If you want another perspective, try researching guinea hens/fowl. They follow each other and they are worse than sheep.... I could see their behavior in humans too! They are a blast to watch, and their habits are similar, yet different than chickens. They are great egg layers, but horrible parents. Instead of going in the coop for shelter, they roost in the trees, regardless of the weather. Anyway, I am sharing your blog with my DIL. She teaches kindergarten and she would appreciate your insightfulness.ChickenGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384750207662919193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117005533318160902.post-87104051672694059862008-11-02T13:55:00.000-07:002008-11-02T13:55:00.000-07:00Hi ChickenGalThanks for the added facets on how fr...Hi ChickenGal<BR/>Thanks for the added facets on how free range chickens stay well fed. The title of this post is so misleading, I think I'll change it to free range learners. It may still show up on Google searches by chicken farmers, but the title will offer a clue about the use of the chickens as a metaphor.Tom Haskinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12658791778134826289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117005533318160902.post-29781057480910577082008-11-01T07:32:00.000-06:002008-11-01T07:32:00.000-06:00Came across your blog, wandering around other blog...Came across your blog, wandering around other blogs. I thought it was a fellow chicken farmer. Read your post, laughed...you know chickens, but I do not believe you own them. I raise free range chickens. They do go out and forage and set up the pecking order, and the fox does make its appearance cow and then. But I feed at night, some scratch grain and mash, to lure them into the coop for night protection. They could go to the tress to roost, but it gets way to cold here for them to be out all night. I will feed them more in the winter because the snow cover can be quite deep, otherwise, they do a pretty good job on the grassed areas and my flower beds! Interesting Blog!ChickenGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384750207662919193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117005533318160902.post-75880341970004210832007-02-16T10:06:00.000-07:002007-02-16T10:06:00.000-07:00All I can add to the comments above is that I do b...All I can add to the comments above is that I do believe that you have watched <A HREF="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt0120630%2F&ei=neLVRbzFLp-GhQPkzcShBw&usg=__-gQLlssPNzQ_Nkk1hgehQZMWux8=&sig2=c0ygGNAYmajN2T6b_Nhe6g" REL="nofollow">Chicken Run</A> one too many times!!!Dave Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858983999952168681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117005533318160902.post-8291130907843005752007-02-14T17:36:00.000-07:002007-02-14T17:36:00.000-07:00Early adopters?I am not sure about that. Informal ...Early adopters?<BR/>I am not sure about that. Informal learning, from the free range perspective, has nothing to do with an incremental innovation that can be adopted by those already in the field. The two thirds are sceptical because however you dress it, informal learning is about cutting out the middle man, and those two thirds know that that is exactly what they are.<BR/>This is a profound sea change, that for many of those two thirds probably sounds like job loss. They wont be early or late adopters..https://www.blogger.com/profile/14111737124452942255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117005533318160902.post-86237432742835782972007-02-14T06:51:00.000-07:002007-02-14T06:51:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comment Harold.Jay: Two thirds not ...Thanks for the comment Harold.<BR/><BR/>Jay: Two thirds not ready to experiment! That's scarry! Don't let the turkeys get you down. Maybe they'll fly to the coup or cross the road once the early adopters shows how it's done and fun. <BR/><BR/>Waylaid? No way I thought of that in advance. Serendipity rules in the realm of the right brain. I've moved "Chicken Ranch" up on my Netflix queue to satisfy my sudden hunger for chicken puns. <BR/><BR/>Grokking Stephen's viewpoint out in the open would benefit lots of us. By all means post something to your blog and I'll jump in to the comments.Tom Haskinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12658791778134826289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117005533318160902.post-46743211981226191002007-02-13T20:48:00.000-07:002007-02-13T20:48:00.000-07:00Thanks, Tom. I am tempted to roll out some chicken...Thanks, Tom. I am tempted to roll out some chicken jokes, but I will try to exercise some self-control.<BR/><BR/>Waylaid? (That's a chicken analogy, right?) Not hardly. Years ago I adopted a mechanism for dealing with confusing situations: "What am I supposed to learn from this?" <BR/><BR/>I learned that two-thirds of the people who attended our session aren't ready to experiment with alternative forms of learning. That's okay. Many others are quite receptive. <BR/><BR/>As for Stephen's remarks, they pertain primarily to my Learning Slider metaphor. Stephen and I will probably have an on-line conversation to explore his issues out in the open. I understand some of where he's coming from (not that I agree), but I'm still trying to grok parts of his comment. <BR/><BR/>Tom, perhaps you should join Stephen's and my conversation.jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16271633210993298646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117005533318160902.post-58312992114251272202007-02-13T18:43:00.000-07:002007-02-13T18:43:00.000-07:00Thanks, Tom, you really put this into perspective....Thanks, Tom, you really put this into perspective. I was kinda thinkin' 'bout coyotes myself when I discussed this with <A HREF="http://thinklab.typepad.com/think_lab/2007/02/sheep_wolves_an.html" REL="nofollow">Christian</A><BR/><BR/>I have to agree with you; we are all hard-wired to be learners, and don't need to be grain-fed. Many of us seem to have forgotten that.Harold Jarchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462304722726586155noreply@blogger.com