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loops+conflict = understanding that needs loops+conflict =unders

Submitted by Stephen Cooney on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 11:55am.

 One of the biggest problems the loops+conflicts=understanding paradigm has for my kids is the baggage that they bring with them to the classroom.  Most of my students have been in ‘conflict’ with the educational process for their whole career in education.  That is a tough fence to get them to climb over to see ‘conflict’ as a good thing.  That means that time needs to be spent in the class to prove to them that conflict is and can be a good thing.  Every time we choose to add to our instruction we need to take out.  Last year I added a week or so of instruction on the use of Excel.  Something they need, but it meant I had to take out a week of ‘physics’.  That said, if I can foster an understanding of looping and conflict, the lost physics should be more than made up in increased learning and understanding in my class and others.

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