Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
—W. B. Yeats
How might we send the right signals? What if struggle is celebrated and encouraged until it just clicks?
Summer Reading using VTR: Sentence-Phrase-Word: The Talent Code Chapter 7: How to Ignite a Hotbed
Then it clicks. The kids get it, and when it starts, the rest of them get it, too. It’s contagious. (Coyle, 156 pag.)
Contagious…it’s a good word. How might we empower learners to take charge of learning? Hear from Kiran Sethi:
Coyle, Daniel (2009-04-16). The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How. Random House, Inc.. Kindle Edition.