|
|||||
|
 
|
Education theorists know that writing increases learning, not only subject matter but also thinking skills. See an article here In my own life, I’ve recently experienced the power of writing as a learning tool. The other day, a freind asked me to encapsulate my thinking on the relationship between the financial industry and consumers in the recent [...] Oh, the waste of this fallacy. So many gifted students are left to find their own path through the educational process. Some do well, some don’t. Even the students who choose the high road miss important opportunities unless they are supported in actively directed learning. In my mind, I see a large ship’s chart unrolling before [...] While I work and live on Bainbridge Island, WA, I am also available, with some planning, to students in Seattle, the Eastside, and anywhere you might have a good internet connection. I teach on-line via video conferencing that allows for great conversation and sharing of text and images. Please contact me to discuss the possibilities. Reading, Thinking, and Writing Skills Writing Intensive: Letting ideas flow onto paper The big questions: Why can we speak so freely but freeze before a blank page? How can we warm up to writing freely and comfortably, pouring your heart and mind onto the page? The content: Will be of our own creation! The skills and activities: Walking [...] July 16-23 A seven day peripatetic Socratic seminar along the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island. Socratic discussion around the nature of exploration, its rewards and costs along this beautiful, wild coast. The big questions: What is the nature of exploration? To what end do explorers subject themselves to unknown risks and hardships? What is the role, [...] |
||||
|
Copyright © 2012 The Library Table - All Rights Reserved |
|||||
