tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post1577729226901529896..comments2024-02-14T03:16:00.454-05:00Comments on The minds of kids: Making the case....Lisa Cooleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-83112955638806191642011-06-09T10:01:36.344-04:002011-06-09T10:01:36.344-04:00Very good thoughts, Nancy. Thank you!Very good thoughts, Nancy. Thank you!Lisa Cooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-56769537569833310092011-06-09T09:57:57.780-04:002011-06-09T09:57:57.780-04:00Suggest to the so-called traditional teachers that...Suggest to the so-called traditional teachers that they go with you to visit a school where this approach is working. Assure them, too, that any poor test results that come about during the transition from traditional to passion-driven education won't be held against them. <br /><br />Those teachers have a lot of real-life experience with kids, parents and school Boards who always think theyNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768986281351213872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019531957443385537.post-17177317709269655162011-06-09T09:43:14.644-04:002011-06-09T09:43:14.644-04:00OK, I'll start with my own answer. Here's...OK, I'll start with my own answer. Here's what I've come up with so far:<br /><br />If kids don't understand why they need to learn something, they won't learn it. If a teacher TELLS them why they need to learn something, it still isn't real to them. I'm sure teachers tell kids why they need to know something all the time! The first task is to establish trust Lisa Cooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395200368753029675noreply@blogger.com