What+we're+puzzling+over

//Here are some of the questions, issues, and ideas we are pondering. We invite your feedback, comments or further provocations. To comment click the discussion tab above.//

Lewin (1951) said, "There is nothing so practical as good theory." Hunt (1988) said, "There is nothing so theoretical as good practice."
 * About Theory**

What is theory? Is it important? How does theory meet practice?

What is curriculum? Do we need a broader view of curriculum? What could that view be?
 * About Curriculum**

Are we forming children who are only capable of learning what is already known? Or should we try to develop creative and innovative minds capable of discovery from preschool age on, throughout life?
 * From Piaget:**

What is the role of the expert and expertise? When do we introduce expertise?
 * From Vygotsky:**

How does the notion of the zone of proximal development affect how we think about and utilize expertise? (Zone of proximal development is the space where the learner is ready to learn, it is the gap between independent performance and assisted performance).

If "unassisted performance alone does not give a true picture of where a child is" what are the implications for assessment of student learning? // To see some of our discussions, view the 'meeting summaries' on this wiki. //