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Have you in your own education, your children’s education, or in a school you’ve taught at experienced a constructivist approach to education? If so, describe some of the impact (positive or negative) you experienced/witnessed.
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I think that aspects of constructivism have been used. I have given choices for final projects for midterm and final exams for some classes. Where other math classes have had the more traditional midterm and final exams.
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Yes I have. I much prefer more structure for both students and teachers. Students need boundaries, and there has been an increased lack of self-control and self-motivation without them,
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No! Students need to learn boundaries, guidelines and follow rules. A parent cannot make all of life about the student. It is a false narrative which is very destructive.
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This type of learning would drive me crazy. The only comparison I can draw is in a classroom where the teacher has no control of the class. The students are loud and not doing their work. There is chaos instead of structured learning. Students need rules and boundaries to learn effectively.
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Yes, to keep my kindergartners’ enthusiasm going, as it is the first year of structured learning for many, I apply constructivism in the teaching and learning that goes on in my classroom. My students love the choices they experience and I also have time to focus on those that require additional support. However, the negative is with the “millennial parents” who expect their kids to be at the center of everything and be excused from the consequences of the choices the kids make.