1. What was the most interesting idea you encountered as you read the chapter?
The most interesting idea that I encountered as I read the chapter was the discussion about success. I found it interesting that Gee believes that there are multiple definitions for the word success. He believes that different students can succeed at different levels and that the measure of success is depended based on an individual and not on a group of students.
2. What connections can you make between Gee's critique and Sir Ken Robinsons' critique of traditional schooling?
The connections that I can make between Gee's critique and Sir Ken Robinsons' critique of traditional schooling is that they both believe that for students to succeed, they need creativity and innovative teaching methods. They both believe that traditional schooling is taking the creativity out of the school and simply teaching to the test. For schools to succeed, the creativity must be put back into the school systems.
3. How did this book change or support your understanding of good teaching?
This book has supported my understanding of good teaching by allowing me to use the student's interests to help them through the learning process. This book has supported my learning theory that student's learn best when they are given the opportunity to use personal experiences to help their understanding about a particular concept.
