Bill's reading list on learning is weighty. I would be interested to hear
how you epitomize all that learning, Bill. For example, there are
substantial differences in depth and richness between Bruner's understanding
of learning (and the value of the conclusions he draws for teaching) and
Piaget's -- I would listen to Bruner faster than I'd listen to Piaget on this
score!
Since we are a teacher-leadership discussion, what is on my mind is, "What
is the understanding of science and of science learning/teaching that our
teachers should have? And what is the relation between the two?" One of the
problems in answering these questions is, as Rick Jennings has pointed out,
that science does move in a dialogue between consensus views and the
"modification by dissent" arising from our dialogues among ourselves, and our
continuing dialogue with nature.
-- Brian Drayton
(brian_drayton@terc.edu)
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