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*Harkness method tends to value quick wit over substantive dialogue - [https://thechoatenews.choate.edu/2024/04/29/the-fault-in-our-table-the-harkness-methods-flaws/#:~:text=The%20premise%20of%20the%20Harkness,articulately%2C%20thoughtfully%2C%20and%20productively.] | |||
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*Integrates reflective pauses and journaling sessions into discussions. Integrate small group discussions. Then go back to the whole group. [https://thechoatenews.choate.edu/2024/04/29/the-fault-in-our-table-the-harkness-methods-flaws/#:~:text=The%20premise%20of%20the%20Harkness,articulately%2C%20thoughtfully%2C%20and%20productively.] | |||
*Integrate more multimodal activity - such as online presence, CAD, cloud editable docs, etc. (OSE) | |||
*Integrate. Choate says this [https://www.choate.edu/]. | |||
Latest revision as of 19:55, 13 August 2024
Exeter’s Harkness method was established in 1930 with a gift from Edward Harkness, a man who believed learning should be a democratic affair. It is a simple concept: Twelve students and one teacher sit around an oval table and discuss the subject at hand.
https://www.exeter.edu/excellence/how-youll-learn
Critique
- Harkness method tends to value quick wit over substantive dialogue - [1]