Comments - thinking classrooms, thinking dispositions - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T20:48:53Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=649749%3ABlogPost%3A43748&xn_auth=noThis scratches where I itch.…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-10-19:649749:Comment:626002007-10-19T09:55:00.426ZIan Carmichaelhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/icarmichael
This scratches where I itch. The whole 'curiosity' idea is the basis of the constructivists argument from Dewey on, isn't it? Somewhere it got derailed into 'creativity' as the main feature, and then it seemed we settled for tinsel and glitter instead of either. Out of curiosity comes the wish to communicate and thence creativity. (Anyway that's the educational delusion I like - and in a postmodern age, my story only needs to satisfy me!)
This scratches where I itch. The whole 'curiosity' idea is the basis of the constructivists argument from Dewey on, isn't it? Somewhere it got derailed into 'creativity' as the main feature, and then it seemed we settled for tinsel and glitter instead of either. Out of curiosity comes the wish to communicate and thence creativity. (Anyway that's the educational delusion I like - and in a postmodern age, my story only needs to satisfy me!) Great question. Scaling seems…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-09-03:649749:Comment:466862007-09-03T19:37:43.320ZDoug Brockbankhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/dougster07
Great question. Scaling seems to be the domain of our institutions, and I can't help but wonder if they are hopelessly broken.<br />
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The ideas I read here are inspiring. And, it seems that such creativity may need to be directed toward a total rebuild of the education system itself so that this wonderful thinking has a chance to make a difference on a larger scale.
Great question. Scaling seems to be the domain of our institutions, and I can't help but wonder if they are hopelessly broken.<br />
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The ideas I read here are inspiring. And, it seems that such creativity may need to be directed toward a total rebuild of the education system itself so that this wonderful thinking has a chance to make a difference on a larger scale. it's crazy that we all "know"…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-09-01:649749:Comment:461532007-09-01T21:41:10.402ZSylvia Martinezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/smartinez
it's crazy that we all "know" what works, what needs to change, etc. and it never happens beyond isolated instances.<br />
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What's up with that? Is scaling a good idea impossible?
it's crazy that we all "know" what works, what needs to change, etc. and it never happens beyond isolated instances.<br />
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What's up with that? Is scaling a good idea impossible? Laura,
What a great question…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-08-26:649749:Comment:444172007-08-26T14:57:41.297ZConnie Weberhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/connieweber
Laura,<br />
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What a great question to ponder. Let's ponder about it together this year!<br />
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My gut level about curiosity is that it's the natural human state; if it's not there, something has blocked it. We need to work on removal of the blocks. (This sometimes may be beyond us, as basic needs have to be attended to first; hunger, poverty, and anxiety get in the way of being naturally curious. Curiosity could be conceived of as a rather high level, say, on something like Maslow's hierarchy of needs.…
Laura,<br />
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What a great question to ponder. Let's ponder about it together this year!<br />
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My gut level about curiosity is that it's the natural human state; if it's not there, something has blocked it. We need to work on removal of the blocks. (This sometimes may be beyond us, as basic needs have to be attended to first; hunger, poverty, and anxiety get in the way of being naturally curious. Curiosity could be conceived of as a rather high level, say, on something like Maslow's hierarchy of needs. What do you think?)<br />
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Thanks so much for your comments. Let's join thoughts and forces and be inquirers together. hi Connie, I really enjoyed r…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-08-25:649749:Comment:442652007-08-25T19:16:30.947ZLaura Gibbshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/lauragibbs
hi Connie, I really enjoyed reading this post! one thing I've been thinking about lately is the CURIOSITY thing... pondering my courses has made me realize that while they are doing a pretty good job at promoting creativity and encouraging students to be creative, that's the low-hanging fruit: once I tell the students, YES, you can be creative about this, they run with it.<br />
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but how to get the students to be curious? they seem absolutely ready to be creative, even if that is not something…
hi Connie, I really enjoyed reading this post! one thing I've been thinking about lately is the CURIOSITY thing... pondering my courses has made me realize that while they are doing a pretty good job at promoting creativity and encouraging students to be creative, that's the low-hanging fruit: once I tell the students, YES, you can be creative about this, they run with it.<br />
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but how to get the students to be curious? they seem absolutely ready to be creative, even if that is not something encouraged in their other classes...<br />
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but with curiosity - hmmmm, I don't know why, but it seems that a lot of my students are truly not curious about things... and I would love to give them the chance (the need? the encouragement?) to be "curiouser" as Alice in Wonderland would say.<br />
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so, that is a question I am pondering this year, and the comments about curiosity prodded me think about that some today! no conclusions yet...<br />
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here is a blog post about creativity and curiosity that also really got me thinking about this:<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.mcgeesmusings.net/2007/08/10/its-not-about-creativity-its-about-curiosity/">McGee’s Musings: It’s not about creativity, it’s about curiosity</a></strong><br />
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I also like very much the motto of this man's blog, which is from Dorothy Parker: “The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.”<br />
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:-) Project Zero is so cooool in…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-08-23:649749:Comment:439482007-08-23T20:08:52.484Zsamccoyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/n2teaching
Project Zero is so cooool in my book. I am glad to hear about Ron Ritchhart and his new book, Intellectual Character. I will try to get a copy ASAP.<br />
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I think the main thing we, as teachers, can do is to stay healthy so we can 'keep em honest'.<br />
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There are ways to have a standards based curricula and a thinking, inviting, collegial curricula. The curricula always must be metacognitively grounded. "Gotta think about how we think, so we know to think!!" It isn't always "...better to look good than…
Project Zero is so cooool in my book. I am glad to hear about Ron Ritchhart and his new book, Intellectual Character. I will try to get a copy ASAP.<br />
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I think the main thing we, as teachers, can do is to stay healthy so we can 'keep em honest'.<br />
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There are ways to have a standards based curricula and a thinking, inviting, collegial curricula. The curricula always must be metacognitively grounded. "Gotta think about how we think, so we know to think!!" It isn't always "...better to look good than to [think] good".<br />
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Sometimes the admin needs to be, gently, taken back to school ;).