Teaching+quotes+and+ideas

Some thoughts on learning from the greats:

"The formulation of a problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill" **Albert Einstein**

"The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the probl e m in a way that will allow a solution." **Bertrand Russell**

And a related video which explains why this is important, and how teachers can change what they do to ensure that children are involved with formulation of problems (or "patient problem solving": media type="custom" key="18950034"

"Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the teacher knows more than his pupils; it is moreover the way to win the favour of the teacher unless he is a very exceptional man. Yet the habit of passive acceptance is a disastrous one in later life. It causes man to seek and to accept a leader, and to accept as a leader whoever is established in that position." **Bertrand Russell**, British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 - 1970)