Re: conceptual software

[Herbert H Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM>]

Skilled plumbers or skilled electricians can be trained.
Is it possible to train skilled inquiry teachers also?

Herb Gottlieb from New York City
(Where skilled teachers must be are born with the where-with-all
before we can train them.)

On Thu, 17 Dec 1998 11:28:06 -0500 Sam Sampere
<sampere@SUHEP.PHY.SYR.EDU> writes:
> I thought that's what the education departments were supposed to be
> churning
> out.  Do teachers in training need more methods classes, more media
> classes,
> etc.  Don't get me started on teacher training. Or should we discuss
> that??
>
> Sam
>
> Herbert H Gottlieb wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 17 Dec 1998 09:44:05 -0500 "John W. Layman"
> <jl15@UMAIL.UMD.EDU>
> > writes:
> > > Conceptual Software
> > > The richest conceptual software is the Microcomputer Based
> Laboratory
> > > software which allows students to study and record the behavior of
> > > physical
> > > systems, and to transform this into personal understanding under
> the
> > > tutelage of the skilled inquiry teacher. Unfortunately the second
> > > element
> > > in not available via the computer.
> > John...
> > Where does one find such teachers?
> >
> > Herb
>
>
>
> --
> Sam 'No snow, so we're making mud angels!' Sampere
> Syracuse University
> Department of Physics
> Syracuse, NY 13244
> 315-443-5999