I'd like to add disclaimers to my last post as well. First, this experience in non competitive learning, learning based almost entirely on intrinsic motivation, came in my 23rd year of teaching. It was what I've called one of several what I call "born again" experiences in my teaching where I had huge huge aha's, not just the slow incremental learning. And second, I have to say that it was easier to come to that radical change being in a school which was based on those assumptions in general. IT would have been harder working upstream against kids who had been trained by extrinsic rewards through the years. It would have been harder being the odd person out if other teachers weren't also following much the same philosophy in general. Will say, once changed, I could never go back!
On 4/11/12 7:03 AM, "Renee" <phoenix...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Disclaimer: This is an opinion. Mine. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
