tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post4813256038911641511..comments2024-03-22T01:00:38.320-04:00Comments on I.N.K.: "What If?"Linda Salzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217322360480267856noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-4071496411891263912011-03-28T16:27:55.746-04:002011-03-28T16:27:55.746-04:00David!
I love this post of yours! When you replied...David!<br />I love this post of yours! When you replied to my "what if" post on my blog about the 1846 Elizabeth, I was fascinated by where your mind went when you asked "what if."<br /><br />It's fascinating to see how differently different minds tumble with "what if."<br /><br />BTW, thanks to Australian writer Judith Ridge, I found out the 1946 Elizabeth was transported to the worst penal colony in Australia, Van Dieman's Land (now Tasmania. Her crime? stealing an article of clothing. Turns out that was one of the most common charges. Funny, almost all the transported women were between 18 and 29... basically sent to beget another generation of colonists in Australia.Elizabeth Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117216113825150750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-84246050172268610322011-03-28T13:32:45.850-04:002011-03-28T13:32:45.850-04:00When students ask how old I am, they get a math pr...When students ask how old I am, they get a math problem. I show them a photo of me taken in 1965 and say my age at the time, 6. Some get it right away, some make wild guesses, but it’s more fun than just telling them.<br /><br />It’s certainly true that always spelling everything out and expecting students to just be photocopy machines isn't the way to create an inquiring mind. Creative thinking should be taught on all grade levels. Personally, I never heard of the word “brainstorm” (not to mention how to do it) until well after college graduation.<br /><br />My next post on Wednesday is about how the techniques used in video games can inform nonfiction writing and reading...that will be my entry for decreasing the “What if?” deficit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783236322334230920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-40172817313198917402011-03-28T13:18:30.088-04:002011-03-28T13:18:30.088-04:00Hmmm - I write about history. WHAT IF kids had to...Hmmm - I write about history. WHAT IF kids had to do something today that happened in the distant past? Tiny example: What if they had to travel through the wilderness for 2 years and four months like Lewis and Clark? How would they make it home without a grocery store? A map? A cell phone? What if nobody spoke their language?<br /><br />(By the way, your "3 top questions" from kids are the same as mine. One little guy even wanted to know if I had a jet plane and a mansion. I would love to have said yes, but this is nonfiction. And I loved your true answers.)Rosalyn Schanzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605814379256096903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-53656432965882625572011-03-28T11:36:22.081-04:002011-03-28T11:36:22.081-04:00Wow! David.
What a powerful concept! I'm wi...Wow! David. <br />What a powerful concept! I'm with you, I want to start this "what if" campaign beginning with "What if teachers were free to use wonderful books (like yours) in the classroom without worrying about assessment tests."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214356318088069618noreply@blogger.com