| When: | Week 2, 30 Sep 2014 |
| Where: | CIID Nest |
| Records: | Notes, Day in the life, Audio |
| Background: | Former middle school teacher |
Insights
Try many different approaches to teaching the same thing.
“I vary methods of learning because it’s boring otherwise. It also motivates the students. Also, kids learn in different ways. I would vary methods of analyzing or viewing a book between chapters”
She believes kids learn by constructing their own knowledge about information given to them.
“I was taught at a crazy school where the teachers thought that the knowledge could just be poured into our heads and we would retain it.”
Classroom is limited and constrained by external forces, so an exploratory tool may best be placed outside of this context
“Education is influenced by political waves and economic crises. If there are financial crises, there will be a high demand for practical knowledge and if the economy is stable then there will be more room for the arts to flourish.”
Important factors in teaching for Mette:
- Space, environment
- Flexibility
- Variability
- Planning
A Day in the Life
