Talk:Foundations and Assessment of Education/Edition 1/Foundations Table of Contents/Chapter 11/11.1.2

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This is a important article and very beneficial to teachers. I believe it is critical to keep students engaged in learning. It is good to allow students to discuss ideas, learn from their peers, and learn by doing tasks. As teachers I believe that we need to learn new tools, approaches, and new skills to keep students engaged. We need to have a new way of thinking about teaching and learning. Engagement=motivation and passion. No motivation no learning. Aferg006 (talk) 01:22, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Excellent article. Since I believe "hands on" learning is vital to a childs education I agree with this article. Kids are able to practice what they have learned and it helps them incorpate new ways to doing things. This always helps the student have a better understanding and keep them interested in the material. Kids have to have the interested method because tension spans are so short today especially with disorders like ADHD. I belive if we keep kids busy they will not get into other things like drugs, alcohol, and sex.Hcomb003 (talk) 16:58, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

I thought this was a great article full of information. I felt the topics did not flow veyr well and could have been better organized. I enjoyed the colors and graphics that were placed throughout. I liked at the beginning how the author asked how we learned growing and how our teacher taught us. I thought it was great to open the article with a question. I think this was a great topic to reearch and discuss because it plays such an important role in the classroom and in a students life. Sston008 (talk) 18:59, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

An article that was interesting and important to read. I would like to think that if my teachers were more hands-on like the teachers of today, I would have learned so many concepts quicker and easier. I also think that it would have made learning more enjoyable and positive. To this day, I still find math as one of the most boring subjects to learn. Yet there are so many activities today that make it seem fun, even for some as old as me. Enthusiasm also plays an important role, because if you are positivity about an activity, your students are sure to follow. Adart001 (talk) 03:42, 2 August 2009 (UTC)