A Renaissance of Understanding
As this book goes on its content gets better. Although it was a bit difficult to get through the first few chapter, I am now beginning to feel engaged and I am getting a lot of worthwhile ideas. I really loved the concept of this chapter --renaissance thinking. The renaissance just sticks out as one of the greatest thinking eras of all time. In history we always study the great thinker. However, aren't we all capable of thinking like that? Don't we all hold some greater thinking ability within us?
A quote on page 139 sums this chapter up nicely. "It is we teachers who can create the conditions and engage in the modeling necessary for children to experience and become intoxicated by the scope and power of their own minds." Educators can and need to bring out the best in students each and every day. Our students may not get the noterity of Michelangelo, but every student is capable of such renissance thinking.
I really like that Ellin Oliver Keene talks about challenging authority. Too often do students feel as they must agree to everything that the teachers says just because they are afraid to take risks. However, in the long run, not challenging the teacher and taking risks hampers ones ability to truly understand. Teachers need to create an environment where there students should feel comfortable taking risks and challenging the teacher in a respectful mannor.
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