http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift How we will learn Fri, 17 May 2013 18:31:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/12/connecting-the-dots-teaching-how-to-think/ http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/12/connecting-the-dots-teaching-how-to-think/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:00:23 +0000 Tina Barseghian http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/?p=25063 In her “anti-parabola” video Doodling in Math Class: Connecting the Dots, Vi Hart demonstrates mathematical curiosity and creativity, which happens to be the opposite of what she does in math class. As she says, “Teaching how to think requires giving power and responsibility to individuals while teaching what to think can be done with one-size … Continue reading →]]> In her “anti-parabola” video Doodling in Math Class: Connecting the Dots, Vi Hart demonstrates mathematical curiosity and creativity, which happens to be the opposite of what she does in math class. As she says, “Teaching how to think requires giving power and responsibility to individuals while teaching what to think can be done with one-size fits all bullet points and check boxes.”

 

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