I believe in lifelong learning and it should never be cliche. I am glad that I taught in schools that allowed me to teach as I was trained to follow the path of John Dewey, educator and philosopher who said, that we learn by doing meaningful things in meaningful contexts. That is what this election has been about.
I believe in lifelong learning and it should never be cliche. I am glad that I taught in schools that allowed me to teach as I was trained to follow the path of John Dewey, educator and philosopher who said, that we learn by doing meaningful things in meaningful contexts. That is what this election has been about.
Gary, Though your question was not addressed to me, as a college English teacher I couldnтАЩt resist sharing that I started each semester asking, тАЬWould you rather win an argument and be wrong, or lose the argument and learn something.тАЭ While initially most students were partial to the former, by mid-semester virtually all had shifted to the latter.
Talia, Thank you for writing. I simply would add that I sensed students increasingly discovered that through repeated open discussion and dialogue they increasingly understood that intellectual growth occurs when we integrate new and sometimes conflicting ideas into what we already feel and believe.
I believe in lifelong learning and it should never be cliche. I am glad that I taught in schools that allowed me to teach as I was trained to follow the path of John Dewey, educator and philosopher who said, that we learn by doing meaningful things in meaningful contexts. That is what this election has been about.
My high school composition teacher challenged us on day one by asking us if the statement -- "to learn is to change" is true.
What say you?
Gary, Though your question was not addressed to me, as a college English teacher I couldnтАЩt resist sharing that I started each semester asking, тАЬWould you rather win an argument and be wrong, or lose the argument and learn something.тАЭ While initially most students were partial to the former, by mid-semester virtually all had shifted to the latter.
I love that Barbara. However, I will not be sharing that with my wife as she already wins most of our "arguments." ЁЯШО
I agree entirely. When you exchange ignorance for knowledge, you have changed who you are and what you can, do.
Talia, Thank you for writing. I simply would add that I sensed students increasingly discovered that through repeated open discussion and dialogue they increasingly understood that intellectual growth occurs when we integrate new and sometimes conflicting ideas into what we already feel and believe.