Comments on: Teaching from the Known to the Unknown https://doingwhatmatters.com/teaching-from-the-known-to-the-unknown/ Cultivating creativity, wisdom, and virtue in education, entrepreneurship, and soul care. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:24:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Alison https://doingwhatmatters.com/teaching-from-the-known-to-the-unknown/#comment-20832 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:24:21 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=101#comment-20832 Ummm, put like that the Building Block Method sounds more like what I do, though I’m sure I have tried the other approaches to homeschooling at some point!

]]> By: kayla https://doingwhatmatters.com/teaching-from-the-known-to-the-unknown/#comment-20831 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:55:08 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=101#comment-20831 You have a great blog. i found you some how when i was looking for things on our sons birth defect esophageal atresia. I iwish you all the best.

]]> By: Henry Cate https://doingwhatmatters.com/teaching-from-the-known-to-the-unknown/#comment-20830 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:36:57 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=101#comment-20830 “Have your students write a one-page essay about how one of the stories makes them feel.”

This reminds me of this classic:

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Teaching Math In 1950

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?

Teaching Math In 1960

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?

Teaching Math In 1970

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?

Teaching Math In 1980

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

Teaching Math In 1990

A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers.)

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