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Re: A New Question to Ponder

From: Woody Duncan (wduncan)
Date: Fri Feb 11 2000 - 17:53:03 PST

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    Great Deb,
            I keep trying to get it across to the other staff that hands on learning
    is the only way to insure retention beyond the test. I want my students
    to
    grab the passion, trust the process and value the product, no more and
    no less.
                                                                    Woody in KC

    "D. Sterner" wrote:

    > I hear and I forget.
    > I see and I remember.
    > I do and I understand.
    >
    > Learning by doing breeds creative thinking, self-expression and the
    > confidence to experiment,
    > control and perfect skills. If the children of the stay-at-your-desk
    > era...instead of being
    > punished for their energy, had been given interesting outlets - the art of
    > spit balls would never have become the major creative pastime of the public
    > school system.

    > Nancy Walkup graciously offered:
    > Here's a new question to ponder. It is not as simple as it may first appear:
    > What do you want your students to know and learn in art? 

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