Reflections on courage

Tracey, Menickelli, and Scales (2016) describe a case study that to my minds, is part of one of the most interesting readings that we have managed to cover during this course. After reading the article I could not stop wondering about how rarely we think about courage and the role it plays in our lives. When reading about six grades who had an exceptional opportunity to devote three weeks to a thematic text set unit during which they managed to acquire some useful literacy skills and learn some strategies, I found myself thinking about how vital such courses really are due to their ability to draw young children’s attention to things that actually matter and to inspire change. I was not particularly surprised to find out how successful this project was. As a matter of fact, I am looking forward to coming up with a similar learning experiment in future to see how inspirational such practices can be.