Comments on: Teaching the Controversy http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/05/25/teaching-the-controversy/ (bôr'dər-lănd') n. Located on or near a frontier. An indeterminate area or condition. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:57:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Teaching Grammar on the Titanic: On Fear and Irrelevance in Education | Beyond School http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/05/25/teaching-the-controversy/#comment-63091 Teaching Grammar on the Titanic: On Fear and Irrelevance in Education | Beyond School Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:19:41 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/05/25/teaching-the-controversy/#comment-63091 [...] pun, though pregnant, was not intended). Doug has commented about the fear in (American) schools of teaching anything controversial, god help us (and this does not mean Doug’s complicit in that). That’s a screaming [...] [...] pun, though pregnant, was not intended). Doug has commented about the fear in (American) schools of teaching anything controversial, god help us (and this does not mean Doug’s complicit in that). That’s a screaming [...]

]]> By: On Fear and Irrelevance in Education - Revised | Beyond School http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/05/25/teaching-the-controversy/#comment-60665 On Fear and Irrelevance in Education - Revised | Beyond School Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:29:36 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/05/25/teaching-the-controversy/#comment-60665 [...] pun, though pregnant, was not intended). Doug has commented about the fear in (American) schools of teaching anything controversial, god help us (and this does not mean Doug’s complicit in that). That’s a screaming [...] [...] pun, though pregnant, was not intended). Doug has commented about the fear in (American) schools of teaching anything controversial, god help us (and this does not mean Doug’s complicit in that). That’s a screaming [...]

]]> By: Relevance and learning by doing : thinking 2.0 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/05/25/teaching-the-controversy/#comment-44164 Relevance and learning by doing : thinking 2.0 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:01:30 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/05/25/teaching-the-controversy/#comment-44164 [...] is how do we make this happen within the confines of what we are mandated to teach? Maybe the “teaching the controversy” approach advocated by Doug Noon is one possibility. I also struggle with my deep-seated belief that [...] [...] is how do we make this happen within the confines of what we are mandated to teach? Maybe the “teaching the controversy” approach advocated by Doug Noon is one possibility. I also struggle with my deep-seated belief that [...]

]]> By: clay burell http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/05/25/teaching-the-controversy/#comment-43681 clay burell Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:59:21 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/05/25/teaching-the-controversy/#comment-43681 Very late, but a) this is a great post, and b) I try to frame my responses to opinion questions by giving it, then trying to articulate opposing viewpoints as validly as possible, and concluding with a "grown-ups disagree, so it's up to you to think your way to your position" kind of thing. c) Weird, but I'm thinking digital recordings of class discussions would be possible safety nets here. Maybe not. I think the "habits of mind" approach is the way to go. Like Wes, I'll bookmark this one. Very late, but a) this is a great post, and b) I try to frame my responses to opinion questions by giving it, then trying to articulate opposing viewpoints as validly as possible, and concluding with a “grown-ups disagree, so it’s up to you to think your way to your position” kind of thing.

c) Weird, but I’m thinking digital recordings of class discussions would be possible safety nets here. Maybe not.

I think the “habits of mind” approach is the way to go. Like Wes, I’ll bookmark this one.

]]> By: Borderland » Blog Archive » Stirring Up Justice http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/05/25/teaching-the-controversy/#comment-37123 Borderland » Blog Archive » Stirring Up Justice Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:50:50 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/05/25/teaching-the-controversy/#comment-37123 [...] my political-speech-in-the-k12-classroom theme from the previous post, I notice that Sol Stern is alarmed that teachers in New York are using radical math projects to to [...] [...] my political-speech-in-the-k12-classroom theme from the previous post, I notice that Sol Stern is alarmed that teachers in New York are using radical math projects to to [...]

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