Which box are you referencing? How would one know whether one is in the
box, in a box or outside a box?
Walter Dean
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From: "Del Thomas Ph. D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 12:26 PM
Subject: TEACHSOC: Teaching, reading and the box
>
> I would make the argument that if we want students to think outside of
> the box we need to change the boxs.
> The classroom is a box. The texts are boxs. Teaching is when compared
> to learning and instruction another box.
> Most into texts start by claiming that all sociology comes in three
> boxs. We through to make reality which is fuzzy neat and
> orderly.
>
> The aftermath of Kristina and 911 were the spin of those who could not
> think out of the box... We couldn't imagine they would
> use planes as missiles...... we couldn't imagine that the levies would
> break
>
> The 3 R's are a box.
>
> We are learning to read, adopt and think inside boxs that are no longer
> able to help us face or anticipate. We apparently can't
> see what is in front of us because it is out of the box.
>
> Del
