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Duncan says that children are getting more involved with their own assessment, such as 3-way interview which will help foster lifelong learningNick thinks that although it is a great idea, and as we can teach 30we can’t feasibly mentor 30 children; especially in terms of time.Paul agrees that e-Portfolio is a great idea, such as the example we were shown from Red Beach School. "New assessment methods, online…" And Helen echoes with this new wave of education but added her concern that we teachers need to do many tasks along with conferencing and editing with children on their e-Portfolios.On the other hand, Wendy is positive about the new trend, and wishes to urge teachers to change the old way of teaching.Douglas likes the ideas of the reading yet agrees with all discussion points raised. He wants others to ponder on this: "As much as we have been thinking about what we want the new learners to look like when they leave school, have we actually asked how we want the teachers to feel and look like in this modern era of education? Like what sort of supports and needs they have and should get in order to carry out their tasks and still be able to enjoy this teaching profession sanely and realistically."Overall, the team likes many great ideas implicated in both the readings but we all understand that there have been very limited guidelines & support on the implementation side of the issues… i.e. e-Portfolios & individual mentoring. These ideas need to see more realistic aspects of the teaching & learning practice in classrooms.