What I’ve always found most energizing about teaching are two things. First, is that moment when a student “gets it.”… Read more The Need to Create
Author: timothygoodwin
Let Them See the Wizard
A few years ago, I started letting my students see behind the curtain, if you will. In addition to teaching… Read more Let Them See the Wizard
But If I Don’t Give a Test, How Do I Know They Know It?
“But if I don’t give them a test, how will I know they know it?” This question drives so much… Read more But If I Don’t Give a Test, How Do I Know They Know It?
Meeting a Hero
Some years ago I watched a movie titled Mindwalk. I then read a book by the scientist who co-wrote the… Read more Meeting a Hero
The Creativity High
People who run talk about getting a “runner’s high.” Well I’ve never experienced that. I’ve experienced runner’s dread and runner’s… Read more The Creativity High
How to Cause an Explosion of Creativity in Teaching
In the 1980s there was great concern over the state of education in this country. On international standardized tests our… Read more How to Cause an Explosion of Creativity in Teaching
Public Education’s 9/11
In 1983 a report titled A Nation at Risk was published highlighting deficiencies in public education. The deficiencies were (are)… Read more Public Education’s 9/11
The Learning Cycle
Consider this question: where does most of the mass come from in a tree? The soil or the air? If… Read more The Learning Cycle
The First Day of School
I can clearly recall the excitement I experienced before my first day of kindergarten. I sang, over and over, a… Read more The First Day of School
Educating Hunter-Gatherer Minds in Modern Society
Modern humans’ brains evolved approximately 200,000 years ago. For most of our species existence we lived as hunter-gatherers with maximum… Read more Educating Hunter-Gatherer Minds in Modern Society
