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[ProfessionalDevelopment 2187] Re: What do we meanby studentinvolvement and critical thinking?Worthington, Natasha WORTHINGTONN at ecu.eduMon Jul 7 13:02:55 EDT 2008
Since I am fairly new to the teaching profession, I am finding that I have lots of questions related to student involvement. How do I get my students involved? How can I convey to my students that it is very important that they do employ critical thinking skills and "take ownership" for what and how they learn? When I first started teaching four years ago, I was so excited (and still am) about education but I was in for a rude awakening when I entered the classroom and learned that my students did not share my compassion and enthusiasm for learning. I struggle with how to get my students to think critically and see beyond the obvious and to take a more active role in their education. I look forward to what others have to say about this. Thanks, Natasha Molet Worthington Administrative Support Specialist Office of Research and Scholarship ECU College of Nursing Phone: 252-744-6453 Fax: 252-744-6392 Email: worthingtonn at ecu.edu -----Original Message----- From: professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:professionaldevelopment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Cynthia Peters Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 12:08 PM To: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 2187] Re: What do we meanby studentinvolvement and critical thinking? Hi Jackie — I've been replying to other people's posts, but let me make some general comments here.... > Both student involvement and critical thinking in adult literacy can > mean many things to many people. What do we mean when we say we're > teaching critical thinking? How do you teach critical thinking? To me, critical thinking is about using your mind fully. I think to have a true democracy, we can do with nothing less than everyone's fully functioning minds. That means we have to work to make sure that minds are not shut down by fear, by the feeling that maybe they're not good enough, by the worry that they don't have a right to their own voice, etc. Lots of msgs, in society (and in schools) instruct students to not trust themselves and to not believe in themselves and to buy the idea that *others* are experts. Teaching for critical thinking attempts to counter those msgs. and reverse those tendencies. > > What is student involvement? Where does critical thinking come in? > To me, true student involvement has to go beyond superficial gestures. For example, students should be empowered to figure out *how* they want to be involved. Let me leave it (briefly) at that for now. I'd like to hear what others think... Cynthia -- Cynthia Peters Change Agent Editor World Education 44 Farnsworth Street Boston, MA 02210 tel: 617-482-9485 ext. 3649 fax: 617-482-0617 email: cpeters at worlded.org Check out The Change Agent online at: www.nelrc.org/changeagent ---------------------------------------------------- National Institute for Literacy Adult Literacy Professional Development mailing list professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/professionaldevelopment Provide feedback by May 30th on the AALPD Quality Professional Development Standards: http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/AALPD_PD_Quality_Standards_Feedback Professional Development section of the Adult Literacy Education Wiki http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Adult_Literacy_Professional_Development
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