Memorizing trivia is a defensive mechanism, not learning. What is missing is what is important. Modeling allows for the pursuit of knowledge. Students start out in Plato's cave, and teachers cultivating curiosity will lead students out of the cave. loved this vid!
i think this is more about blooms taxonomy than threshold concepts!?
our goal as teachers is not to teach students. our goal as teachers is to teach students how to learn.
Memorizing trivia is a defensive mechanism, not learning.
What is missing is what is important.
Modeling allows for the pursuit of knowledge.
Students start out in Plato's cave, and teachers cultivating curiosity will lead students out of the cave.
loved this vid!
too bad we didn't get to see the "periodic table."