Monday Mush???

I am not sure the percentage of these that I start with “I love this quote,” but I am sure it is a lot.  I guess it should go without saying that I love the quote, or I wouldn’t take the time to use and write about it, right? 

This quote is really a great summary of my vision for this campus and these students.  We have students that genuinely want to learn and are supported at home in the process.  We have a great opportunity to put this quote in action.  We can transfer the power of teaching into the students hands.  We can ask more questions, instead of providing answers.

You are probably starting to see a theme in my messages and my study topics each week…we need to transfer the learning onto the students.  We need to ask more questions, and then step back and provide time.  Time for the students to explore and discover.  It is hard to not guide students sometimes, but this is a process that solidifies the learning for them.  We all know that things we have “taught ourselves” seem to have stuck more than things we just “sit and get.”

Think of a lesson that you could “test” this theory…put it in your lesson plans and do it.  Have the kids learn something by offering questions.  It worked for Socrates. 

Hope everyone has a great Monday full of questions.