Teach Effectively!

Over on Letters from Lisa one can read Lisa’s clearly written comments on a conflict she experienced in fundamental teaching approaches. She describes her initial successes using discrete trials training (”ABA”) and how those experiences conflicted with what she was later told by graduate school professors was the right way to do things (child-centered, discovery, etc.).

The post is a very good treatment of the conflicting perspectives dominating education. People who are familiar with the instructivist-constructivist battles will recognize the arguments readily. What’s the resolution? Ultimately, Lisa describes her move to using systematic instruction embedded in more naturalistic situations.

Link to Lisa’s post.