Title: Understanding Duckworth’s Perspective on Learning and Education

What does Duckworth mean by “the having of wonderful ideas”?  (5 points)
What should the teacher do to provide students with a good opportunity to explore and construct their own knowledge?  (4 points)
QUESTIONS 3, 4, & 5 build on each other
3.What is Duckworth’s attitude toward wrong answers? (3 points)
4.Discuss Duckworth’s emphasis on keeping things complex.  (3 points)
5. How is Duckworth’s attitude toward right and wrong answers related to her emphasis on keeping things complex?  (3 points)
According to Duckworth, what should a teacher do if a student is not able to solve a problem?  (4 points)
What does Duckworth think is the most important aspect of learning?  Explain your answer (3 points)
What is the significance of moon watching?
(hint:  why did Duckworth think it was important enough to write about in two chapters)
All questions should be answered “according to Duckworth.”            
Don’t use quotations, put it in your own words.
Explain your answers.  (Elaborate – a one or two sentence answer is probably not adequate.)

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