Prompt #2

I believe that Bloom’s taxonomy is a reliable, but very basic framework for the goals that need to be met in a classroom. I do not think that it is the “perfect” guideline for classroom curriculum and instruction, because there is no one specific way to do things. Every classroom is going to be different: there are going to be different teaching styles and different learners and different curriculums set forth by different school districts. For me to say that I am going to teach my students only one method of how to add numbers is just ridiculous. Different students are going to need to learn different methods so they can fully understand. I think that a combination of Bloom’s original taxonomy with Andrew Churches’ revised “digital” taxonomy would be the best framework to follow in a classroom because it follows not only the traditional ideas of classroom goals but implements various forms of new technology that students can use in their studies within each set of goals. I do not feel that educators should completely get rid of the original framework and adopt the newer digital framework, but should instead identify the key areas of each framework and combine those together.