May
5
Steep learning curve
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | May 5, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Ideally, I envision a school that has bulletins that display work that students have selected to display. I hear students asking questions, and I feel that there is transparency in the classroom so students feel that they are in charge of their own learning rather than the teacher dictating the content. […]
Sep
23
informing my teaching philosophy
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | September 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment
“The academic bias against subjectivity not only forces our students to write poorly, it deforms their thinking about themselves and their work [ ]… we alienate them from their own inner lives. Faculty often complain that students have no regard for the gifts of insight and understanding that are the true payoff of education– they […]
May
15
“Is it that you can’t, or that you don’t want to?”
Posted by: Natasha Chiang | May 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
I am reading LouAnne Johnson’s “Teaching Outside the Box”. In one chapter she refers to the question that her mentor once asked his student: “Is it that you can’t, or that you want to?” He challenged his student to replace all his “can’ts” with “don’t want to”. The statement, “I can’t solve this problem” becomes […]