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Meaning Makers or Empty Vessels

Meaning Makers or Empty Vessels

11/Oct/2013 Denise Krebs

Do your assignments treat children as:

  • meaning makers
  • active processers of learning
  • wrestlers of ideas

Or do your assignments treat children as:

  • empty vessels to be filled
  • passive processers of your assignments
  • mindless direction followers

Read more about “Rethinking Homework” by Alfie Kohn.

Posted in Professional Learning, Student WorkTagged empty vessels vs. meaning makers, homework

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