http://lessonslearned.edublogs.org/2008/02/04/passion-for-learning-how-to-nurture-and-grow-it/ Teaching History in Morocco Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:12:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://lessonslearned.edublogs.org/2008/02/04/passion-for-learning-how-to-nurture-and-grow-it/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Shifting Our Schools episode 3: Passion for learning, how to nurture and grow it? at On Deck Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:03:35 +0000 http://lessonslearned.edublogs.org/2008/02/04/passion-for-learning-how-to-nurture-and-grow-it/#comment-13 [...] his blog where he shares about his son’s passion for learning and what contributes to it. [...] [...] his blog where he shares about his son’s passion for learning and what contributes to it. [...]

]]> http://lessonslearned.edublogs.org/2008/02/04/passion-for-learning-how-to-nurture-and-grow-it/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Blueprint » Blog Archive » capturing learning outside the classroom - outside of school? Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:17:20 +0000 http://lessonslearned.edublogs.org/2008/02/04/passion-for-learning-how-to-nurture-and-grow-it/#comment-12 [...] David mentions an example of such an endeavor with his own son who is writing a book with some friends. How can schools recognize and reward such behavior? Should we even be asking this question? Certainly it is at least, in part, the case that students like to work on these projects becuase they are not part of school; having an intellectual and creative life outside of the requirements of school is, I think, healthy. That being said, it is not hard to imagine situations students that are not good at “school” that nevertheless succeed admirably at these kinds of projects. [...] [...] David mentions an example of such an endeavor with his own son who is writing a book with some friends. How can schools recognize and reward such behavior? Should we even be asking this question? Certainly it is at least, in part, the case that students like to work on these projects becuase they are not part of school; having an intellectual and creative life outside of the requirements of school is, I think, healthy. That being said, it is not hard to imagine situations students that are not good at “school” that nevertheless succeed admirably at these kinds of projects. [...]

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