Professional Reading-June 10, 2010 June 11, 2010
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“Every one of your students has a main interest, or passion… Knowing what those individual passions are, not just one the surface but in some depth and detail, is extremely important for partnering teachers. The reason is that students’ passions are the routes and filters through which partnering teachers create individualized learning – learning that will stick in student’ minds, be valuable in their lives, and make them want more.” Marc Prensky- ‘Teaching Digital Natives’
Have you tried this? I have been trying to do this this summer with my own kids. It is hard to get out of my own head and look at the learning through the filter of what they are passionate about. Also, they don’t seem to know their passions yet (although I do because I know them well) or at least realize them. We’ve had conversations about my passions and theirs in hopes of making it make sense for them. This is great advice, in fact it is often what we do as adults, but has to stay at the forefront of our minds as we reach out to them. I’d like to talk with you in the fall and see if you’ve tried this too and listen to your experiences. I know it works, I’m just still trying to work it out in practice. In fact, I’d love to hear from any of your subscribers about how passion centered learning is working for them.