tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907702537884089718.post8627276761007452896..comments2023-10-07T09:26:02.868-07:00Comments on Exit 10A: 1,714.285714what??Joe Schwartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02304083254248927187noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907702537884089718.post-42782210147126745722017-03-07T03:51:46.787-08:002017-03-07T03:51:46.787-08:00Judging from your posts and tweets documenting the...Judging from your posts and tweets documenting the work you and your colleagues are doing, I'd say your school is doing a great job building inquiring minds. Yes, students expect teachers to take the lead, but teachers also expect to take the lead, that's the contract! So both sides have to give a bit.Joe Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304083254248927187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907702537884089718.post-59296270841052067422017-03-06T14:06:03.616-08:002017-03-06T14:06:03.616-08:00That's a really good question. The curriculum ...That's a really good question. The curriculum my school is following now, the Primary Years Program of the International Baccalaureate, puts emphasis on students being inquirers. To me, that's about walking through that door, asking and following a question you don't have to. It's very difficult to achieve because school gets students, quite naturally, expecting to take the lead from teachers. This is what I wrestle with lots.Simon Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751362728185120933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907702537884089718.post-42350330451171834682017-03-02T04:01:10.704-08:002017-03-02T04:01:10.704-08:00I agree that these moments arise when problems are...I agree that these moments arise when problems are juicy. And then maybe it also has to do with the solver. I know in this case I was pursuing something a little beyond the actual problem, because I could have been satisfied with just 1,714 full pumps and then left the decimal alone. So how do we build the curiosity and desire to walk through the open door and head into the unknown?Joe Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304083254248927187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1907702537884089718.post-49075121827513138572017-03-01T08:14:13.904-08:002017-03-01T08:14:13.904-08:00I've had a lot of those knock yourself on the ...I've had a lot of those knock yourself on the head moments. Often, somehow, they seem to come eith the same problems where doors open. I wonder why that is?Simon Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751362728185120933noreply@blogger.com