Journal Entry: My son is undergoing a project where he needs to present to the class his favorite bear. This project encourages students to speak in class and share their thoughts. Although I like the fact that children are encouraged to speak in class, I am not too fond of forcing kids to pick a favorite. There are many situations where educators ask the student to share what their favorite something or other is. I wonder why it is necessary to ask such a question. I fear that as one asks a child to pick a favorite, one is forcing a child to select and defend a whimsical fancy that now has a potential to be fomented as an integral part of the child's being. Why do we encourage children to narrow their realm of possibilities to get behind a "favorite?"
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
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