Oct 30

In favor or against the "teachable moment"... I have felt like we've had several such moments since beginning this book. When reading with my small group I really try to connect them with history. I feel good, but what comes of the "teachable moment?" Do we lose it? If we keep up with it, is it still a teachable moment, or does it become something else? I'm not sure how much students retain, no matter how well it is handled by the teacher. Perhaps the good ones (not sure if I'm talking about moments or teachers here) do stick, because they find their way into future lessons/discussions, in which the teacher keeps reinforcing the concept. We tend to measure teachers on these moments, at least when we're observing, but I'm personally not sure of the outcomes.