The pleasure will be due not to the imitation as such, but to the execution, the coloring, or some such other cause. Imitation, then, is one instinct of our nature.

Here is an example of mimetic pedagogy based on empirical facts.

The bark is the outside covering of the stems of trees; it is brown; we cannot see through it; it is rough, dull, dry, hard, and fibrous.”

consider the cultivation of the person the root of everything besides.

they remind the children to eat in silence and not to waste any food: ‘Don’t talk while you are eating. You must give full attention to your meal. Concentrate on your eating as much as you do on your studying. That’s the correct way to eat.’

many of educators generated out of commonsense assumptions and practices about teaching and learning, normal and abnormal behavior, important and unimportant knowledge, and so forth are conditions and forms of interaction [that reproduce structures of inequality].

the actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving and the level of potential development as determined through problem-solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers …

weaving affects both prior knowledge and new knowledge or skills. ‘CRitical’ here can mean contrastively analytical, reciprocally aiding student understanding of the new while also transforming understanding to support deeper learning.

Applying Creatively

This is a process of making the world anew with fresh and creative forms of action and perception. Now learners do something that expresses or affects the world in a new way or transfers their newly acquired knowledge into a new setting.

the assignment that includes open-ended questions gives The students freely shared their proposals with teachers and other students. They will be excited about doing the assessment. The students were spontaneously sharing their work

the way I plan my teaching ishoping to achieve deep thinking