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Written by Atticus Parker
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 21:59 |
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Teachers learn a lot of educational theories. We read a lot about learning styles and aptitudes. Seth Godin has written an interesting article that easily transfers over to the classroom experience and provides a different perspective on students. Here is an excerpt from the article;
A kid who has innate hunting skills is easily distracted, because noticing small movements in the brush is exactly what you'd need to do if you were hunting. Scan and scan and pounce. That same kid is able to drop everything and focus like a laser--for a while--if it's urgent. The farming kid, on the other hand, is particularly good at tilling the fields of endless homework problems, each a bit like the other. Just don't ask him to change gears instantly.
The theory is that we are all hunters or farmers. Seth is writing from a marketing angle but I think his article is worth a read with the classroom in mind too.
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