People learn in order to solve problems. • We construct patterns and connections
– assimilation– accommodation
• We learn through experience; • We learn in order to reduce the cognitive
complexity of our lives; • We learn patterns that encompass
particulars; • Was your math curriculum like this?
Lost in Detroit….• The first night:
– fence post– tree limb– bag of marbles– Bratz doll– three wooden poles ----
• The second night:– An old cane– Baseball bat– More tree limbs
• But she left behind a wooden door, a box of newspapers, a 5-gallon can of gasoline, a bunch of tires and an AM radio from an old Ford. ----
• The third night:– Three iron pipes– 14 aluminum cans– A car axle– Two garbage cans ----