Some thoughts and questions regarding education
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Is it more important that we let younger people make
mistakes – go through a constructive learning process using trial and error so
that they can move forward with confidence that through mistakes they can
succeed?
Or is it more important that we help them avoid the errors
and instruct them directly about the “right” way to build the answer so that
they can move forward into other areas armed with knowledge so that they can go
further?
Is it more important that we model the process of learning,
or model the process of knowing? The process of learning leads to independent
learning without confirmation of rectitude but allows for autonomy. The model
of knowing builds utility into the end result as a foundation for future
exploration and valuing expertise.
Do we prioritize learning or content knowledge. If the
former, then does the choice of content matter? If the latter, then all
delivery is primarily to serve acquisition and only secondarily discovery.
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