Monday, April 14, 2008

Getting students to participate in a small group is like...

an art AND a science. There some basic principles you want to follow but it is impossible to rely upon them. I have discovered that the art comes in trying to molding the questions to fit the flow of the discussion, so that you can follow where the momentum is going yet cover what you meant to cover. There is nothing worse than have a great response and discussion to one question and then ask a completely different question to only kill the synergy and momentum.
~David

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