I get to use my imagination!?

I get to use my imagination!?

(Creating your own creation story)  

 

            I am rather excited that I actually get to use my imagination in class. So many classes are based on lecture and “linear” teaching. In my opinion some of the best ways to teach is to let the student use their imaginations and allowing them to think in abstract ways. This not only allows students to solve problems in nonfigurative ways but, to understand them in theoretical aspects as well (in some cases).

            The creation story is a perfect example. By first having the class research an actual creation story is a great way of getting the students into the correct “mindset”. This essentially is placing the students in the “shoes” of people of the ancient world. Then, allowing the student create their own is a classic way of presenting realization. Showing the students precisely what it felt like to live in the ancient world, in other words living in a world of ignorance.

 

                                                                                    Jacob Rammage

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