Tolerating Ambiguity
We all want our students to move beyond the memorization of trivia into the realm of critical thought. Discussions and projects that attempt to answer open-ended questions are a doorway for our students to enter into the world of high-order thinking.
Curriculum-framing questions that we are exploring in my classroom right now are "How do underlying values and themes drive behavior in the target culture?" and "How are the products and practices of the target culture outward manifestations of the underlying values and themes?"
This is great, but what do we do with that student who cannot tolerate ambiguity? You know, the one who after a great classroom discussion looks up and says, "So what's the answer? What do I write?"
I'm currently attending a series of intel project-based learning workshops. So far, they have been packed with useful information. I'm hoping that the future workshops will help me to learn what to do with that student.
Curriculum-framing questions that we are exploring in my classroom right now are "How do underlying values and themes drive behavior in the target culture?" and "How are the products and practices of the target culture outward manifestations of the underlying values and themes?"
This is great, but what do we do with that student who cannot tolerate ambiguity? You know, the one who after a great classroom discussion looks up and says, "So what's the answer? What do I write?"
I'm currently attending a series of intel project-based learning workshops. So far, they have been packed with useful information. I'm hoping that the future workshops will help me to learn what to do with that student.
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