http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/teaching/2013/02/04/the-language-of-the-classroom/ Looking for some alternative conversations about teaching which: substitute analysis of transcripts and recording of lessons for judgments made about recollections of lessons; focus on details rather than general points; are exploratory rather than cut and dried; engage students in the exploration of teaching practices rather than exclude them; are intended to liberate rather than control; move beyond the conventional to the unconventional - even iconoclastic; encourage very small changes rather than big ones; and value the constant testing of the consequences of our usual practices in order to better understand teaching and learning? If you are, I invite you to engage in some of the activities on this blog. I say, “engage” because to understand our teaching, we have to act, not just read and write. You will, I hope, become exhilarated by the many possibilities for your teaching that previously you might have dreamt about but not considered possible. — John F. Fanselow Mon, 20 May 2013 06:43:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/teaching/2013/02/04/the-language-of-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Reilly Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:26:24 +0000 http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/teaching/?p=579#comment-72 I've found that a certain amount of factual knowledge is necessary. It is hard to get to higher levels of thinking when students' factual knowledge about a topic is so limited. A fellow teacher once asked his class why did they think the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor. One replied, in all sincerity, that it must have been revenge for the Americans dropping nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I’ve found that a certain amount of factual knowledge is necessary. It is hard to get to higher levels of thinking when students’ factual knowledge about a topic is so limited. A fellow teacher once asked his class why did they think the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor. One replied, in all sincerity, that it must have been revenge for the Americans dropping nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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