Summary and Synthesis #3

I have found this unit on CGI to be quite interesting. For most of my progression through education, my teachers have taught me one method of doing a task or a problem and I was just supposed to accept that as being the only method. Having students experiment and work through the problems using their own strategies is a great idea! Having the students share their strategies with one another foster class interactions and it can also be a learning experience for students. One student may not understand a topic and by listening to another student's strategy may begin to understand the concept. As we have discussed in class, learning stops when the answer is revealed. Students can utilize their different strategies to new situations as well and not just to that particular type of problem.