tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post3872776468521377954..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: Inquiry or Project Learning advantagesBruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-62580795014894672412007-07-04T13:01:00.000+12:002007-07-04T13:01:00.000+12:00Thanks Rick -enjoyed reading your blog.Most of the...Thanks Rick -enjoyed reading your blog.<BR/><BR/>Most of the writing on inquiry based learning is coming from the US it seems. The problem is making it central to learning -and this is particularly hard in schools with compartmentalised programmes.<BR/><BR/>Innovative primary ( elementary ) teachers in NZ have a long history of inquiry learning but they have never been in the majority.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-30576316639614433292007-07-04T03:06:00.000+12:002007-07-04T03:06:00.000+12:00You are exactly right. Here in the US colleges are...You are exactly right. Here in the US colleges are beginning to see the value of inquiry- and project-based learning communities. It is not catching on fast enough, though.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work!RhetorRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735282790848255490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-58722880854428144832007-07-02T17:52:00.000+12:002007-07-02T17:52:00.000+12:00I fear you you're right but there are innovative ...I fear you you're right but there are innovative teachers in both areas doing their best. Teachers are a fairly conservative lot!Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-81057359921878140672007-07-02T14:47:00.000+12:002007-07-02T14:47:00.000+12:00Making inquiry the central feature of learning is ...Making inquiry the central feature of learning is the key to the 21stC .<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately too many primary teachers seem sidetracked into spending most of their energy on literacy and numeracy to make the time. <BR/><BR/>Secondary schools are just too structured and compartmentalised to begin to start - they are ideally equiped to deliver a 19th Century education.<BR/><BR/>Big changes in 'mindsets' will be needed at both levels!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com