Thursday, September 22, 2011

Response to Trimmis-Savva Article

I liked this article, though it seemed very repetitive. It clearly illustrates how teachers take on the role of a scaffolding by posing questions to children and providing them with meaningful experiences through exploration of materials and their environments. My main concern regarding the reading was that the authors recognize the schoolyard and the building/grounds as part of the chorotopos but don't spend much time talking about how children interact with this space as part of their understanding of chorotopos and their relation to it and their learning. I agree with the authors that it is important to explore the surrounding area of the school but I would be interested in seeing the students experience the school grounds in a similar manner. I think it could also be worthwhile to investigate the origins of the school itself.

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