Name One person who is admired for their rhetorical eloquence.
Maya Angelou, john f Kennedy jr, Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther king.
What are some of the classes philosopher Robert Nozick taught about?
Truth, philosophy and new roscience, socrates, buddha and jesus, thinking, and the russian revolution
teaching students an ethic of excellence
Rethinking is more likely to happen in a ___________,where growth is the core value and rethinking cycles are routine
Learning culture
why does grant believe it is important to have a “growth mindset”?
to learn from mistakes and grow.
what game does the authors physics teacher let them play to get good reviews?
ping pong
Why did Erin McCarthy throw out 20% of her material in the class?
To learn a new topic with the class.
What is "grapples"
problem to work through in phases
Luca Parmitano was familiar with? But?
Familiar with risks of drowning but he didn’t realize it could happen in outer space
What has become a "buzzword" in many work places?
psychological saftey
in the drumstick effect what is responsible for your experience.
the teaching method
How did the straight A students do in the course when they were presented with the task of challenging popular ideas?
They did worse because they were perfectionists and were so determined to be right.
What School does Ron currently teach at?
Harvard
At what age did Luca become the youngest astronaut ever to take a long trip to the International Space Station?
36 years old
What was the name of the business who lacked psychological safety
NASA
what is the Awestruck effect
when a speaker delivers an inspiring message, the audience scrutinizes the material less carefully and forgets even claiming to remember
How much time did Erin McCarthy spend lecturing in a 3 hour class by the middle of her teaching career?
20-30 minutes with the rest followed by active learning
What reason did Ron have to turn his classroom into a challenge network.
to revise his students thinking based on imput from others.
What caused Luca to feel wet on the back of his head?
The leak was traced to a fan/pump/separator.
Who was the first Latina in space?
does the author think we should eliminate lectures? and what explanation does he give?
no he doesn't think we should eliminate them, he thinks its a problem that lecture remain the dominant method of teaching in secondary and higher education.
What were passion talks?
A way of introducing each student where they would teach the class about something he or she loved.
what does the author think the difference between good teachers and great teachers?
good teachers introduce new thoughts but great teachers introduce new ways of thinking.
What is the definition of Tradition according to the text?
Peer pressure from dead people.
Chris Hansen