Category Archives: spectrum of struggle

When to scaffold, if at all

Posted on 02/03/2014 by

It’s been a while since I’ve revisited the Taxonomy of Problems I threw together a while back, but I think it’ll be helpful to spend some time there when considering the following Most-Wanted question around Problem-Based Learning: At what point … Continue reading →

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The Struggle for Productive Struggle

Posted on 12/16/2012 by

This NPR radio spot confirms much of what we already know about struggle. There’s so much good stuff in this report, I’d encourage you to go listen to it or read it. Here are a couple nuggets I found particularly … Continue reading →

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