A New Culture of Learning: Ch 7-9 Reflection
Quotes, Questions, Connections, and Epiphanies as I read and ponder A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change
Chapter 7QUOTE: “Play provides the opportunity to leap, experiment, fail, and continue to play with different outcomes- in other word to riddle one’s way through a mystery.” (Thomas and Brown, p98.)
I want to learn to riddle. That sounds fun. There is not the threat of being wrong, only the possibility of finding something amazing.
QUESTION: How do I establish riddles as part of the classroom? How can we riddle out science?
CONNECTION “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales.” Albert Einstein
Play and imagination create in a child (or an older person) the ability to wonder. In order to innovate you have to wonder, to think of things beyond what is currently understood as possible.
EPIPHANY: “You live, you learn.” This may be the center of the new culture of learning, but I am wondering if one can really live without learning. I am not sure, but I am certain that the learning is what makes life beautiful and magestic.
Chapter 8QUOTE: “The function of play in messing around, above all else, is to unpack and experiment with the familiar.” (Thomas and Brown, p.102)
When we stop being curious with what is around us, we stop learning. It is time to unpack.
QUESTION: How do I enable “Indwelling” in my classroom? Can it only live online?
CONNECTION I still feel awed in the teacher's lounge. I have a hard time calling teachers by their first name. I become a little awkward in the presence of the principal. In front of the classroom and one-on-one with students I feel confident. I feel like a teacher with something powerful to give to anyone who cares. Have I reach the point of indwelling? I don’t think so. I have a desire to be apart of the staff, but for now really only so that I can be with the students. As I build my online presence and make connections, I will increase my presence in the profession.
EPIPHANY : The first aspect of indwelling asks, “What is my relationship to others?” (Thomas and Brown, p 101) This concept of indwelling is what I want for my classroom. My desire is that each member of the classroom feels a connection to each other member, a connection and a responsibility. My thoughts as I read are not so much how can I build this experience for my students online, but how can I establish this kind of environment in the classroom and among my students.
Chapter 9
QUOTE: “Information is not enough.” (Thomas and Brown, p 112)
Education needs to be more than being able to give the “right answer”. It needs to teach students to think, process, and problem solve. It also needs to help student socialize, respect, recognize biases and at times even compromise. There is so much more than the “right answer.”
QUESTION: How can my students build passion along with knowledge?
CONNECTION Albert Einstein hated school. He felt it was strangling him. Education needs to feel the individual and connect them with the world and with other human beings. The real power of knowledge comes when one uses that power to help another person.
EPIPHANY: The authors present the “questing disposition” as a major skill in the online games. This connotes to me the journey to seek treasure or to reclaim stolen rites. I want the questing disposition to be the growth mindset of my classroom. We are here to claim what is rightfully ours, knowledge, relationships, innovation, and even a little playtime!
Thomas, D., & Brown, J. S. (2011). A new culture of learning: Cultivating the imagination for a world of constant change. Lexington, KY: CreateSpace?
Quotes, Questions, Connections, and Epiphanies as I read and ponder A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change
Chapter 7QUOTE: “Play provides the opportunity to leap, experiment, fail, and continue to play with different outcomes- in other word to riddle one’s way through a mystery.” (Thomas and Brown, p98.)
I want to learn to riddle. That sounds fun. There is not the threat of being wrong, only the possibility of finding something amazing.
QUESTION: How do I establish riddles as part of the classroom? How can we riddle out science?
CONNECTION “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales.” Albert Einstein
Play and imagination create in a child (or an older person) the ability to wonder. In order to innovate you have to wonder, to think of things beyond what is currently understood as possible.
EPIPHANY: “You live, you learn.” This may be the center of the new culture of learning, but I am wondering if one can really live without learning. I am not sure, but I am certain that the learning is what makes life beautiful and magestic.
Chapter 8QUOTE: “The function of play in messing around, above all else, is to unpack and experiment with the familiar.” (Thomas and Brown, p.102)
When we stop being curious with what is around us, we stop learning. It is time to unpack.
QUESTION: How do I enable “Indwelling” in my classroom? Can it only live online?
CONNECTION I still feel awed in the teacher's lounge. I have a hard time calling teachers by their first name. I become a little awkward in the presence of the principal. In front of the classroom and one-on-one with students I feel confident. I feel like a teacher with something powerful to give to anyone who cares. Have I reach the point of indwelling? I don’t think so. I have a desire to be apart of the staff, but for now really only so that I can be with the students. As I build my online presence and make connections, I will increase my presence in the profession.
EPIPHANY : The first aspect of indwelling asks, “What is my relationship to others?” (Thomas and Brown, p 101) This concept of indwelling is what I want for my classroom. My desire is that each member of the classroom feels a connection to each other member, a connection and a responsibility. My thoughts as I read are not so much how can I build this experience for my students online, but how can I establish this kind of environment in the classroom and among my students.
Chapter 9
QUOTE: “Information is not enough.” (Thomas and Brown, p 112)
Education needs to be more than being able to give the “right answer”. It needs to teach students to think, process, and problem solve. It also needs to help student socialize, respect, recognize biases and at times even compromise. There is so much more than the “right answer.”
QUESTION: How can my students build passion along with knowledge?
CONNECTION Albert Einstein hated school. He felt it was strangling him. Education needs to feel the individual and connect them with the world and with other human beings. The real power of knowledge comes when one uses that power to help another person.
EPIPHANY: The authors present the “questing disposition” as a major skill in the online games. This connotes to me the journey to seek treasure or to reclaim stolen rites. I want the questing disposition to be the growth mindset of my classroom. We are here to claim what is rightfully ours, knowledge, relationships, innovation, and even a little playtime!
Thomas, D., & Brown, J. S. (2011). A new culture of learning: Cultivating the imagination for a world of constant change. Lexington, KY: CreateSpace?