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It is good to challenge assumptions. This actually speaks to your second point in an indirect way. This was a challenging and helpful video and stimulated my thinking.
I like the idea of exposing students to many learning styles instead of narrowing their focus to one preferred style. Learning styles make sense when offering options. When I offered students the chance to adapt their assigned topic into a graphic novel rather than an essay or video commentary, I got brilliant works of art from a couple students. Your "easy learned, easy to forget" point is also definitely something I'll consider when planning.
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It is good to challenge assumptions. This actually speaks to your second point in an indirect way. This was a challenging and helpful video and stimulated my thinking.
I like the idea of exposing students to many learning styles instead of narrowing their focus to one preferred style. Learning styles make sense when offering options. When I offered students the chance to adapt their assigned topic into a graphic novel rather than an essay or video commentary, I got brilliant works of art from a couple students.
Your "easy learned, easy to forget" point is also definitely something I'll consider when planning.
The last part of the video backs up the Growth Mindset theory. Students learn best through mistakes instead of questions they can answer easily.
Wow