Chapter 4 Blog 5

Hannah Bontrager
Prof. Schurman
29 January 2012
Blog 5

I really liked how they tore apart the idea of understanding. I've never really thought about what it means to understand, and as I was reading I found that I myself participate in some of the steps they discussed. In my head, I ask different questions to solve things and I relate things by association to help remember them. I really liked that they suggested having students work in groups or to develop a creative way of portraying what is in their thoughts. I believe that if students are given different ways to express their learning then they will learn more readily. Different students learn differently, so when they are given an opportunity to learn in a way that relates to them better or in a way that they excel, then they will be more excited about learning and understanding what they are being taught.