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Don’t Look at the Duck! The Rich Diversity of Today’s Classrooms. Lance Rougeux Discovery Education. Mr. Rougeux is a dork-ivore. A que hora es el almuerzo. Where did the duck go?. Okay, a niche describes the relational position of a species or population in an ecosystem. Let’s move on now!.
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Don’t Look at the Duck!The Rich Diversity of Today’s Classrooms Lance RougeuxDiscovery Education
Mr. Rougeux is a dork-ivore. A que hora es el almuerzo. Where did the duck go? Okay, a niche describes the relational position of a species or population in an ecosystem. Let’s move on now!
The biggest mistakeof past centuries in teaching has been to treat all children as is they were variants of the same individual, and thus feel justified in teaching them the same subjects in the same ways. Howard Gardner
1 hr 45 min listening to music (radio, CDs, MP3 players) 6 ½ hrs/day 3 hrs watching TV 1 hr on the computer (outside of schoolwork) 45 minutes playing video games Data from Kaiser Family Foundation Study, 2005
Our brains are wired to connect. Data from Kaiser Family Foundation Study, 2005
Giezi • Loves science • Bilingual with a speech impediment • Grasps concepts but test scores often reflect communication barrier • Visual learner
Michelle • Favorite subject: Language Arts • Imaginative storyteller • Good focus when not chasing boys
Ebony • Top student • Excels in all subjects • Loves independent work where she can explore
The Artof teaching is the art of assisting discovery. Mark Van Doren