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“Watching the teachers working together…just as the children do…
bouncing ideas off each other, hypothesising, getting excited but
unaware of their excitement as they engaged with the materials.”
“The idea of ‘confronto’ is significant in developing healthy
relationships with people and non-animate materials. It enables
people to have their own point of view, but to be respected adding
to the group learning/knowledge. “
“We felt frustrated that the light experience wasn’t
“going to plan” and felt too restricted…bored…looked
to see what other groups were doing…Eventually we
gave in and refocused to give it another go, with more
success.”
“You see through another person’s
perspective on the subject.”
Teacher~researchers identified the joy and benefit of working together.
‘Confronto’ was now a word that came up regularly in discussions. Its value and importance was seen, along with
‘knots’, as a relationship.
Overcoming the desire to reach a conclusion - a predetermined end point required great courage and persistence.
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