tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16814123.post114421166699253228..comments2023-08-02T09:58:02.508-06:00Comments on BH's Weblog o' blog: Driving ForcesHatakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12809409284770263323noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16814123.post-1146679681240993882006-05-03T12:08:00.000-06:002006-05-03T12:08:00.000-06:00I caught myself last week telling Adam "Enough wit...I caught myself last week telling Adam "Enough with the questions." Great. I just stunted his intellectual curiosity. And now as teachers, we try to recover it.Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916259314014374466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16814123.post-1146017959159962362006-04-25T20:19:00.000-06:002006-04-25T20:19:00.000-06:00"I hope that I do not forget that the material is ..."I hope that I do not forget that the material is not nearly as important as the method of learning and self-motivation that comes from school." <BR/><BR/>I have been reflecting on this same idea trying ot get my regular freshman to ask better questions about their reading. It doesn't matter what they are reading but that they are making connections to it and pondering the possibilities. I am sure when you are looking at Meghan, she is for sure considering all the possibilities of the world around her and making connections. How cna we continue to foster that love, that curiosity to inspire the kid in your chem class to cure cancer, for the kid in the Enlgish class to write the next great novel. We are getting there. We just need to keep remembering what made us become great (I know I am bold here) questioners and ponderers.anneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573450327737964454noreply@blogger.com