Today my Mommy is learning how to belay through Guided Discovery.
I am so proud of you Mommy! For the past week, I have spent a few hours using a Guided Discovery teaching style to teach her how to belay. Mom has got a new set of climbing gear and wants to come climbing with me, but before I can trust putting my life in her hands while I climb, I need her to understand the “ropes.”
Rather than using the conventional way of teaching… where the learner listens and the teacher does a show and tell like this:
How to Belay: Top Rope Belaying with a Tube Device from Climbing on Vimeo.
My approach of Guided Discovery is very different. That isn’t to say that this approach isn’t a fabulous way to learn… all I am saying is that I choose to challenge the conventional pedagogy of teaching with an unorthodox style of Guided Discovery to foster a love of learning, in a very different way. I will be exploring this concept more as I progress through my Masters.
“It is not what you say that matters but the manner in which you say it; there lies the secret of the ages.”
Not everyone is accustomed to this style of learning, and with that, not everyone is open to this style of learning. I am lucky to have a mother that knows that I use a Guided Discovery approach, that invites times of discomfort, frustration, unknowing, and a feeling of giving up. This vulnerable state is where I believe lies that love of learning. With this understanding of the Guided Discovery approach, mommy jumps in with both feet, with a smile on her face eager to learn.
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2 Comments on “Mommy is learning how to belay through Guided Discovery”
I had a wonderful time learning with Jamie’s Guided Discovery approach. I was difficult to completely gear up with my eyes closed and all the gear tangled and messed up, but I did it!
Mom, are you willing to tell the world about the experience you had during that whole learning process the other day? What did I do that was “Guided Disocvery” and how did it make you feel? Did it create meaning for you or could you not relate? Did it in some way support/hinder your identity? And how did it relate to your social setting?
This is my assignment for my MAEEC 508 course, to dig deeper and define these structures in relation to the Learning Process. I look forward to hearing how a Guided Discovery approach stretches your very capable brain!