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Extreme Learning (Paperback, New)
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When asked the question, 'Think of the best teacher you ever had.
What did that teacher do to make you consider him or her your best
teacher?' the answers are never 'My best teacher gave us lots of
worksheets to do, ' or 'My best teacher covered a lot of material.'
Instead, typical answers range from the teachers who challenged, to
the teachers who cared and the teachers who loved their subjects.
Babbage calls those teachers 'extreme teachers, ' whose ultimate
goal for students is 'extreme learning'. In the 'extreme learning'
classroom, the students and the teacher create learning experiences
which connect the real-life knowledge, talents, and interests of
students with what needs to be learned today in the standards-based
school curriculum. School becomes relevant to the outside world,
and working harder to learn at school becomes important,
beneficial, and meaningful. Babbage uses anecdotes, both his own
and hypothetical, to demonstrate 'extreme learning'. He shows the
disparity between training and understanding, where students are
trained in standards, but they begin to truly understand the
real-life application. 'Extreme learning' creates a partnership
between teacher and student, where all learn and improve from each
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