Thoughts from Talking Their Way into Science

-Overall, the book was very insightful on how discourse in the classroom can be beneficial and to the struggles that teachers may experience if they have discourse in their classrooms
-For schools today (2010), I think this may have to be an afternoon, extracurricular activity because so much material needs to be covered during class time
-pg.102 "The separation of creativity, imagination, and wonder from the pursuit of science is artificial and disruptive to the development of children of any age." I agree that if you do not allow children to use their imagination and be creative, they will lose interest in any topic especially in their earlier years
-pg. 40 "Language is socially constructed, and new ideas emerge from the meeting and blending of voices." Having children discuss their thoughts allows for new ideas and thoughts to be explored and for children to learn from each other
-pg. 13 "We have been trained to teach a curriculum without fully exploring both the history of science and the nature of science discourse. Thus our practice as teachers reflects our own flawed education as students." As new teachers we can not hold our previous educational flaws against our students. We must adapt to new teaching styles, curricula, and techniques to provide our students w/the best education we can
-The early 90's is when these talks take place, I feel that schools are not the same as they were then. Teachers have a lot more on their plate such as standards, testing, demands from administration, etc. that these talks may not be able to take place in schools today
QUESTION: In an urban school setting in 2010, do you think these types of talks will be able to occur in any subject not just science? In which subject(s), why or why not?