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It recognizes that knowledge is not just a collection of concepts. As students work together on projects, they learn not only webs of concepts, but also sets of strategies—strategies for making things, for solving problems, for communicating ideas. When Brightworks students worked on the Kid City project, for example, they learned strategies for collaborating with others, for understanding different points of view, for making sense of unfamiliar situations. The project-based approach is particularly well-suited for helping students develop as creative thinkers. As students work on projects, they gain an understanding of the creative process. They learn how to iterate through the Creative Learning Spiral: how to start with an initial idea, build prototypes, share with others, run experiments, and revise their ideas based on feedback and experiences.
Lifelong Kindergarten
Mitchel Resnick, Ken Robinson
To such a culture, James gently, persistently urges, "Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact."
Sick Souls, Healthy Minds
John Kaag
One of the most startling challenges I will put to a client comes from my bastardization of a Zen aphorism: This being so, so what? Things being as they are, what will you do about it?
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