Comments on: The Way of the Web http://carreli.edublogs.org/2008/09/22/the-way-of-the-web/ Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:26:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Peter Holland http://carreli.edublogs.org/2008/09/22/the-way-of-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Peter Holland Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:28:33 +0000 http://carreli.edublogs.org/?p=7#comment-8 Thank you for a most informative blog on teaching. Where I was most startled was when you said "I believe teaching is an art form, a sculpting technique". Now as both a professional sculptor and an online educator I couldn't agree more. People say with kids - you have a blank canvas. Now that so isn't the right metaphor. It is too one dimensional. They are little bags of clay - make of them what you will. Be sure to learn the rules of good 'sculpting' though, because without it, you create big horrors. Peter Thank you for a most informative blog on teaching. Where I was most startled was when you said “I believe teaching is an art form, a sculpting technique”. Now as both a professional sculptor and an online educator I couldn’t agree more.

People say with kids – you have a blank canvas. Now that so isn’t the right metaphor. It is too one dimensional. They are little bags of clay – make of them what you will. Be sure to learn the rules of good ’sculpting’ though, because without it, you create big horrors.

Peter

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