tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post5666904558650280707..comments2024-03-15T02:09:23.712-06:00Comments on for the love of learning: to err is humanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-86930239824232630212011-06-23T04:57:21.858-06:002011-06-23T04:57:21.858-06:00As a college math teacher, I tell students if they...As a college math teacher, I tell students if they are not making mistakes, then they are not learning. They are uncomfortable with this approach, as they have been telling themselves for years that they are 'not good/dumb at math' when they make an error. If a student finds one of my mistakes (and there are several) a chocolate reward helps them to understand that error can be sweet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-72087344856066184802010-10-22T20:09:08.557-06:002010-10-22T20:09:08.557-06:00Everytime I take a math test and only a miss a few...Everytime I take a math test and only a miss a few points or have a report card with mostly As and a few or one Bs or Cs I can't help but feel dissapointed somehow. I don't mind that I didn't get a one hundred, I don't really care for grades that much, but it makes me sad somehow how that even one tiny mistake would keep you from being at 100%, and of course every student would want to be at that, I mean 100% percent students more often than not get nothing but praise from the teachers and parents. Maybe it makes me sad how they expect someone to be so perfect down to the last mark, but I don't know, it just seems wrong to praise perfection like mistakes are the worst thing you could make.Samhttp://giftedelements.deviantart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-71556242031959566302010-04-02T19:09:16.858-06:002010-04-02T19:09:16.858-06:00Chris, I will take some photos of my classroom. To...Chris, I will take some photos of my classroom. To be honest, it's a bit of a mess.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-77029770683338827032010-04-02T08:46:05.434-06:002010-04-02T08:46:05.434-06:00When I make mistakes during class I almost always ...When I make mistakes during class I almost always say... If only I got paid by the error. A couple of times I found myself saying... I'm just a walking error. One of the benefits of real-time (i.e. in person/old school) instruction is that students get to see that errors happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-66327054729263318512010-04-02T08:45:24.916-06:002010-04-02T08:45:24.916-06:00I sang in a college choir where we were required t...I sang in a college choir where we were required to raise our hand briefly when we made a mistake during a song. (This was a tricky habit to break during concerts!) This taught us not to be afraid of making mistakes, and it let the conductor know that we knew we were erring. If he heard a mistake and no one raised a hand, he knew he needed to bring it to our attention. "This is a lab experiment," he told us, and sometimes he sent us to concert with a piece that he knew we didn't fully "have". Perfection was not his goal. Process was. We were the top choir, we LOVED singing for him, and we became incredibly skilled musicians under his guidance. The only time he came down on us was when he knew we weren't applying ourselves.<br /><br />I sang for him 20 years ago, but the life lesson is forever.Hi Kookyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414232981567488952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-36502333972460082552010-04-02T08:43:57.388-06:002010-04-02T08:43:57.388-06:00I'll be sure to point those statistics out to ...I'll be sure to point those statistics out to my students of German. I also try to encourage many mistakes (if they're not making mistakes, they're not pushing their limits), and also many, many questions.<br /><br />I'd be interested to see pictures of your classroom, if you wouldn't mind sharing them!Chris Fritzhttp://powertothelearner.comnoreply@blogger.com