tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post3576315276882106781..comments2024-03-22T05:45:28.281-07:00Comments on Departing the Text: ReasoningMERYL JAFFE, PhD - parent, psychologist, teacher, author...http://www.blogger.com/profile/10310099341897509058noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-81134423303677552562011-05-25T14:39:44.411-07:002011-05-25T14:39:44.411-07:00What a very informative blog you have. No, the Bon...What a very informative blog you have. No, the Bonsai are not mine but oh, so lovely. Underneath the photos, I wrote a little blurb about seeing them at the Wild Animal Park. Thanks so much for stopping by today.LadyD Pianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02701234903220370990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-11286648597677550882011-05-25T08:57:37.384-07:002011-05-25T08:57:37.384-07:00I love your blog. Need more coffee and time to sit...I love your blog. Need more coffee and time to sit down and explore. Anyone who will make me watch M.Phython before 9AM deserves my full attention. Off to try the glass experiment with my sassy 3 year old son.Stashahttp://www.northwestmommy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-85323272560115799442011-05-22T07:17:54.891-07:002011-05-22T07:17:54.891-07:00i had to watch your video of kids say the darndest...i had to watch your video of kids say the darndest things with art linklater. it was hysterical and now i'm having trouble remembering the rest of your post. ;)tracyhttp://www.sciencewithme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-23189467995263568202011-05-20T20:21:28.465-07:002011-05-20T20:21:28.465-07:00This is great advice. I will think more about aski...This is great advice. I will think more about asking me kids comparison questions while we are riding in the car. <br />Cheers,<br /><a href="http://disemblance.com/?p=144/" rel="nofollow">My Blog</a>Shanae Branhamhttp://www.disemblance.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-73795737377658951422011-05-20T14:47:12.572-07:002011-05-20T14:47:12.572-07:00Very interesting post. I read Piaget when my daugh...Very interesting post. I read Piaget when my daughter was growing up and found it very helpful in understanding different stages.Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-58622973097128592152011-05-20T13:09:25.429-07:002011-05-20T13:09:25.429-07:00Meryl, my little Valedictorian had a hard time in ...Meryl, my little Valedictorian had a hard time in school because she grasped these concepts but, because of undiagnosed Asperger's, could not explain how she arrived at them. Talk about wishing I could have homeschooled her, had I not been a single mother, because she's brilliant in her own, singular, quirky way. Thanks so much for this, Amy<br />http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/render-surrender/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-7980963958343409002011-05-19T06:26:22.844-07:002011-05-19T06:26:22.844-07:00Absolutely. But, by providing some dissonance the...Absolutely. But, by providing some dissonance they will think about it a bit more, experiment a bit more. And one day the light bulb will go off!MERYL JAFFE, PhD - parent, psychologist, teacher, author...https://www.blogger.com/profile/10310099341897509058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-48121111380320524072011-05-19T06:02:23.395-07:002011-05-19T06:02:23.395-07:00However much children may see conservation of volu...However much children may see conservation of volume demonstrated they will not accept it until they are mature enough. 'Taller' and 'higher' and 'bigger' are other concepts that are difficult for some.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-23911347092719382182011-05-18T20:50:21.014-07:002011-05-18T20:50:21.014-07:00It sounds like he asks great questions!It sounds like he asks great questions!MERYL JAFFE, PhD - parent, psychologist, teacher, author...https://www.blogger.com/profile/10310099341897509058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-6501921548356880412011-05-18T19:31:14.456-07:002011-05-18T19:31:14.456-07:00I loved that video. I forgot all about Art L.
M...I loved that video. I forgot all about Art L. <br /><br />My husband is the question man in our house. I don't know how he does it but each night at dinner, he usually comes up with some "deep thinking" questions for our kids, i.e. why aren't robots considered human? It makes for an entertaining dinner.Chloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-70568154462328951832011-05-18T19:14:04.882-07:002011-05-18T19:14:04.882-07:00I've book marked your blog and will return thi...I've book marked your blog and will return this summer, once school is out and I can have time to study it!<br /><br />Thanks for visiting Greensboro Daily PhotoGreensboro Daily Photohttp://www.greensborodailyphoto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-1598008940053134292011-05-18T13:15:30.726-07:002011-05-18T13:15:30.726-07:00That is why I like those glasses with a half pint ...That is why I like those glasses with a half pint lines. Interesting.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-31749770567396823042011-05-18T08:44:03.470-07:002011-05-18T08:44:03.470-07:00I use the same Monty Python clip when I cover syll...I use the same Monty Python clip when I cover syllogism in my Research Methods class. It always makes the students laugh -- and think!Col (Col Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03136923310179832040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-12342559928924490122011-05-18T05:34:02.114-07:002011-05-18T05:34:02.114-07:00Great post! Love the video's you have, too! I&...Great post! Love the video's you have, too! I'm laughing because every parent must hear that the other kid got more.Carol @ There's Always Thyme to Cookhttp://theresalwaysthyme.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-73200905102308702832011-05-17T20:05:38.472-07:002011-05-17T20:05:38.472-07:00I love being part of ABC, it enRiches my vocabula...I love being part of ABC, it enRiches my vocabulaRy. You choice of R is teRRific!<br /><br />Would you mind to visit my <a href="http://www.kids-e-connection.com/2011/05/play-area-at-mall.html" rel="nofollow">R post</a>, please?J.Rylie.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466966562600815769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-79852686501878976892011-05-17T18:50:17.673-07:002011-05-17T18:50:17.673-07:00Thank you for your comments.
Kario - You are righ...Thank you for your comments.<br /><br />Kario - You are right that at times some people just 'get' things and others don't, but a good teacher can make the content more meaningful to the students, present the topic from different perspectives, give more hands on experience and that all helps.<br /><br />It kind of ties in with aka Penelope - who is right that for certain concepts you have to have an experience base and thinking base to grasp concepts. Culture, cognitive development, exposure and experience all play factors.<br /><br />aka Penelope - thank you too for your comments. creative exploration is REALLY important, and I agree that sometimes we are so concerned about coloring in the lines and taking the tests that we lose track of 'what's going on outside the lines.<br /><br />Thank for your comments!MERYL JAFFE, PhD - parent, psychologist, teacher, author...https://www.blogger.com/profile/10310099341897509058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-22038238760920862462011-05-17T14:14:52.986-07:002011-05-17T14:14:52.986-07:00You give good examples of how kids can learn to re...You give good examples of how kids can learn to reason naturally in their everyday surroundings. <br /><br />I “tweaked” my thoughts and rationalized after arriving one-hour late to an event because I forgot to change the clock during a Daylight Saving Time change. I was positive I was there at the right time. So when I saw women picking up their purses, I assumed they were getting ready to settle into their seats. It was only after they started to walk out the room that I realized they weren’t going to powder their noses … they were leaving the building. <br /><br />Critical thinking seems to require a dash of creative thinking. Piaget also suggested kids have an opportunity to freely explore their surroundings to broaden their imagination. He seemed to think that being introduced too soon to a structured school environment stifles creativity. It makes me wonder if learning to color inside the lines needs more focus on what is going on outside the lines.Penelope Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01965692242969563279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-31893219212745214682011-05-17T09:58:16.453-07:002011-05-17T09:58:16.453-07:00I will never forget my Critical Thinking class in ...I will never forget my Critical Thinking class in college. The philosophy professor I adored was charged with teaching the class and he absolutely hated it because it was so challenging for some students. The year I took it, I was one of the ones who came every third class because I quickly determined that there was a large population of students that just did not get it, no matter how hard the prof tried. So he would take three days to explain something that some of us got instantly, never really having much success. I finally came to the conclusion (perhaps entirely erroneously, but...) that you either get it or you don't. For the students who didn't understand: A=B, B=C, therefore, A=C, the class was torture. I wonder if this had to do with the way they were taught as young children or if it was just simply the way their brains worked. Thoughts?kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-3462673081939483022011-05-17T09:23:42.441-07:002011-05-17T09:23:42.441-07:00You always make good use of videos.
In my daughte...You always make good use of videos.<br /><br />In my daughter's 1st grade class at school this calendar month, they were addressing that very issue re the volume of liquid in glasses!<br /><br /> ROG, ABC Wednesday teamRoger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535525493775623042.post-50655881138391240012011-05-17T09:00:47.890-07:002011-05-17T09:00:47.890-07:00Fascinating. I suspect we all process information ...Fascinating. I suspect we all process information in different ways from each other. Otherwise I don't see how two people could see the same event and come up with different explanations of what occurred.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.com