OSLIST Digest - 4 Nov 2004 to 5 Nov 2004 (#2004-295)

[Alan Klein]

The British open school teachers used to call this "mucking about". It is a
stage of exploration when new materials are introduced to kids in the
classroom and they try out different things without direction or expected
results.

My daughter's modern dances are choreographed in much the same way. The
choreographer suggests a theme or teaches a basic pattern of movement or
introduces a new piece of equipment and the dancers "muck about" with it
until they have worked out the possibilities.

BTW, I liked Chris's book and knew Mary Leue, who was the founding director
for many many years of The Albany Free School, where Chris works.

~Alan Klein

-----Original Message-----
From: Kathleen Pichola

I've enjoyed the thread about muddling through.   The progressive
education people get this. There is a book by Chris Mercaglioni (SP)
called, Making it up as we go along.  He has been the director of an
alternative school and a strong voice for collaborating with kids to
learn together.  I think public schools have a similar mind set to the
corporate world., plan, plan,, plan.  It feels fear based to me.  We
can't let kids have down time for fear of what they would do, get out of
control?  And of course, they would, at first...until they figure out we
are working together.

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