"Turning Book Burners into Lifelong Learners" by Roland S. Barth
Block 1 - Allman, Shealy, Cogan
Block 2 - Allen, Hedgecock
Block 3 - Haxton, Wilson
Block 4 - Boltjes, Harpe
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"Learn or we will punish you." (p 116) This quote really jumped out at me and reminded me of the book, Punished by Rewards. If you haven't read it, the basic premise is that by rewarding students for doing what they ought to be doing, we are sending the message that learning is bad, so we have to add something good to make it worth their while.
ReplyDeleteHow do students make the transition from learning because they will be punished if they don't and rewarded if they do to learning for its own merit?
I think we are the examples students see every day and they identify with what teachers do on a daily basis. We need to set the example and students will follow.
ReplyDeleteI was a GOOD student, but I don't thik I made that transition for a LONG time, not until my second round in grad school, when I eally was more concerned about learning something and using my time well to do so, than about the grades.
ReplyDeleteSo I have to say I don't know how to do that for/with students, yet. I don't know what turned my thinking around. I do know that the second time in grad school, I worked very hard to LEARN something useful, and did not focus on grades. I wonder why?!
It seems it would be related to authenticity of learning, yet my first grad school coursework also was very relevent to practice, too.
Perhaps if we could all brainstorm about our experiences, we could find some answers for the students.