【Asapublicschoolsuperintendent(督导)Ibelievethebestwaytopreparestudentsforcollegesandcareersistofocusonprovidinginstructionalprogramsandopportunitiesthathelpthembecomegoodthinkers.Todothisteachersandact】
Asapublicschoolsuperintendent(督导)Ibelievethebestwaytopreparestudentsforcollegesandcareersistofocusonprovidinginstructionalprogramsandopportunitiesthathelpthembecomegoodthinkers.Todothisteachersandactuallyeveryoneelseinacommunityshouldplayaroleasa“cognitivecoach”tostudentshelpingdevelopgoodthinkersamongouryouth.
Thebestwayforyoutobecomeacognitivecoachistoseekoutandengageschoolchildrenandadolescentsinmeaningfulconversations.Theobjectivehereistogetkidstalkingaboutwhattheythinkhowtheyfeelandwhattheybelievewheneverandwhereveryoumayfindthem.Itmaybeinaclassroom.Itmaybeatthegrocerystore.Itmaybeatabasketballgame.Itdoesn’tmatterwhereaslongasyouengagestudentsinatopicalconversationandhopefullyevenadebate.Mainlyyouwanttoencouragestudentstovoicetheiropinionaboutthings.Getthemtotakeapositionon“thisthingorthatthing”andaskthemtosupporttheirpositionwithevidence.Curiouslyenoughthesimpleprocessofengagingstudentsinreallifeconversationsanddebateswillservetostrengthenwhattheyhavelearnedintheclassroomandhelpthemcreatetheirownknowledgeaboutasubjectoratopic.
Learningindicatesthatastudenthasbeenexposedtomaterialunderstandsthematerialandcanrecalltheinformation.Knowledgeontheotherhandgoesbeyondrecallandincludesinformationprocessingapplicationtoothersituationsconsiderationofmeaningandcontrastingwithotherconcepts.Naturallythetopicofconversationyouengageinwithoneofyourlearnerswilldifferfromstudenttostudentandinthelevelofcomplexitybasedonchild’sageanddevelopmentallevel.Evenakindergartenerhasanopinionaboutthingsthataregoingoninhisorherlife.Engaginginconversationwithanymembersofyourlearningcommunityinwaysthatgetatwhattheyhavelearnedandwhattheyknowwillhelpthemdevelophigherorderreasoningskills.
Astudent’ssyntheticthinking(综合思维)processoccurswhenarespectedadultasksaquestionparticularlyaquestionthatrequiresreflection.Ithinkalladultsinacommunityhavearesponsibilitytohelpchildrenwiththisprocesswiththegoalofproducingindependentthinkers.
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