“It was a process that I came to understand as having three phases: romance, precision, and generalization.”
This quote is directed at the way someone falls in love with learning. This process describes the process well and is exactly how I feel about the things I love. It does not only have to apply to a subject like Biology or English; it can be applied to anything you love, even a person you love. It can work this way because one gains an emotional involvement and then develops a need for precision where the two develop a common language and understanding of each other. Lastly, generalization of using the romance and the precision to explore new knowledge of each other and ways that are serviceable in a particular context or setting. This quote speaks the truth about learning and anything else that you could love.
“When adolescents have communicative power, it is inevitable that they will say something that makes adults uncomfortable.”
When students speak out like this there is a good and a bad side. The good side being that they give a new and fresh perspective on what the adults are saying and can see the hypocrisy in what they do. The bad side is in how they sometimes present these findings in a crude or vulgar type manner that takes away from the point they are actually trying to make. Teaching students that saying something that might make an adult feel uncomfortable is completely acceptable, but to do it in a way that it does not take away from the stance they are taking.
“Using creativity and imagination, as if working for an advertising agency, each students developed a way to ‘sell’ the element by using image composition tools to create propaganda poster.”
The idea for this project grabbed my attention immediately because of how fun it sounded. It made me wish that I was chemistry certified, but at least I am general science certified so maybe I can fit it into a general science class. I totally agree with how they say it will give students a reason to look deeper into their elements and elements of other students. If they have a good pitch or even a bad pitch students will want to look into the elements to “fact check” the pitch. Fact checking has grown largely in the adolescent community since the introduction of smart phones where students can Google for information and find out if what someone is talking is true or not in seconds from it coming out of their mouth. This makes other students want to become more accurate with their statements or they must enhance their ability to cover the truth.
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