In “Reaching,” Leonard Goodisman, Science/Math Faculty, at Cascadia Community College (WA), describes a strategy for helping students reach beyond what they might consider their “final answer” or “all they can say about the subject.” Students should be encouraged to think about what else they might investigate or what more they could include in their work before calling it a finished product. Students can be taught how to develop their “reaching skills” in a wide array of discipline areas.
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Richard Degus Executive Assistant to the President 03/27/2007 |