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by germinalphrase 12y ago
Additionally - and particularly at the elementary level - school is only partially focused on developing 'academic' skills. A significant amount of teacher time/effort is funneled into social/emotional development as a c
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by germinalphrase 12y ago
This speaks very closely to my own development as an educator. Being a 'fonte of knowledge' is only engaging to student who're already intrinsically motivated to learn. With the expectation that every student be engaged and s
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by germinalphrase 12y ago
This is a point made by the education historian William Reese. It is also suggested as a partial reason for our lack of 'professional' respect for educators because teaching was considered a 'female', caregiving job (tha
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by germinalphrase 12y ago
The difficulty is that 'content' in Literature/Language study is less valuable than various language related 'skills'. Do I necessarily care that my students have read Jane Eyre? Not at all. Nor, would it acceptable
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by germinalphrase 12y ago
Seymour Papert is a big name in Constructivist learning circles and "Mindstorms" is, indeed, a great text. Constructivist learning can work wonderfully for motivated learners, but it can run into problems with low-motivation/
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by germinalphrase 12y ago
It is not necessarily a question of tools, techniques, or cultural approach. Are there new ideas that should be shared and adopted - of course - however, the greatest advantage a home school teacher (in many cases a parent) has over mainstr