Objective:
According to Doctor Brian Goldman, the mistakes he made in
his profession lead him to become better at his job. He began to understand
things on a deeper level, and it opened his mind to more possibilities. It’s
not until you really act, where you can get something to react. The action was
the mistake, and the reaction was the consequences of the action.
Reflective:
Growing up in a traditional household, where grades were
pushed and everything was measured by how many “A’s” I came home with on my
report card, I can say learning does happen from mistakes. When I finally
allowed myself to start getting some figurative ‘scars’ from learning through
experience, I became addicted to it. I wanted to make mistakes and learn from
them. Whether it was teaching myself to climb a tree or ride a bike (I never
did those things as a child), to making mistakes in Math until I figured out
how to break a problem into its simplest steps – failure has been my greatest
teacher.
Therefore, even today, I try to “Be curious” (as one
instructor told me) about everything that sparks my interest. This allows me to
ask more questions, and potentially learn more about the subject than I
intended. More information on a subject can only lead to a more in-depth
understanding of what I don’t know about it.
Interpretive:
In my classroom, I plan to teach an introductory course to
computing and the elements of Microsoft Word. How can one learn without making
mistakes? I will reward mistakes, as a means of trying different paths and
realizing that certain buttons don’t do what you want.
Decisional:
Mistakes will be encouraged – why? Because it’s better to
click all the buttons and let your curiosity loose in a controlled classroom
environment, where there is an Instructor present (for mental safety), just in
case anything feels wrong, or goes wrong. The only way something may go wrong
is if a student prints many pages, or already knows enough about computers to
go in and try to delete system files.
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