The several discussion threads on the blog this week were pertinent and thoughtful. One could practically build an entire curriculum from the themes broached -- lying and truth-telling, playing devil's advocate, the role of deliberate confusion and error correction in teaching, religious belief and the ability to question, the significance (or not) of age in learning. Some of you will no doubt build on these issues as you research and write the first paper for the course, which we should discuss Tuesday.
The only problem with this incredibly rich and collegial conversation, however, is that only about half of you participated in it. This is a big loss for the non-participants, but (if my theory of learning communities is correct) it's actually an even bigger loss for all of us. I think this course has the potential to be really exciting and informative, but I need you all on board for the ride.
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