A good working definition of what a flipped classroom is would be an environment that allows children to learn at their own pace, so that they feel they are making progress. In her article, a lot of emphasis is placed on the role of videos being utilized in order to carry this mission out. The down side of that process was that not all schools have access to the necessary equipment or technology to carry out this plan, and she specifically mentioned rural areas that may not have high speed internet.
I'm not 100% sure how I feel about possibly utilizing this strategy as a teacher. My intention is to teach younger children (2nd grade, hopefully) and I would want to see what kind of studies have been done with regard to how video learning affect the minds of children that age. At the same time, if it was a benefit to a segment of the class, then I think it could be a good tool to help those who are not learning at the same pace as their classmates keep up. Helping students learn is the primary goal of a teacher, so it will become necessary to be better educated on how flip classrooms are panning out across the country, with special consideration to the age group I plan on teaching before I make a final decision as to whether I would utilize it in a classroom.
