THE individual
The cube of learning symbolizes the process of individual learning.
Every process of learning exist somewhere in the cube but never in the same place.
As soon as one need is filled another need will appear and call for attention and keep that process of learning going.
This means that there is a constant movement in the cube.
The cube also moves, it grows and changes as the individual learn and adds knowledge, skills and preparedness to handle even situations never encountered by the individual.
If Creativity is the highest level of knowledge - there are different levels of Creativity
THE highest being preparedness for situations never encountered and never thought of.
This is what that little cube of learning aims for ... when it is fully functional ...
THE group
Is a group just a bunch of individuals...? Just a bunch of CUBES??
YES and NO
It depends on the group - or actually on the individuals in the group
If the individuals don't communicate, don't recognize each other...
If they just mind their own business ... THEN YES
But if the individuals do communicate, recognize each other, cooperate and even collaborate... THEN
NO - a group is MORE THAN THE INDIVIDUALS TOGETHER
THIS is were we want to go!
THE individual in the group
All these cubes in that cluster becoming a group that is more than the individuals taken together...
WHAT is holding them together?
WHAT is making each one of them want to stay in the group?
ITS THE RUBBER BAND!!
The Rubber band allows the individual to explore, to take a tour
The Rubber band will bring the group to the individual when needed for help and assistance
The Rubber band will bring the individual to the group when needed to get back on track
The Rubber band is the dynamic relationship giving
FREEDOM and SECURITY
SUPPORT and GUIDENCE
When the group work together - helping each other, sharing with each other, gaining from each other
becoming greater than the sum of individuals
FROM cooperative learning to collaborative learning
When we work on the same learning process together, when our cubes are actually affecting each other, changing the building blocks of learning and not just adding new blocks to it...
when the cubes jumps in and out of each other so to speak...
THEN
we exchanged the cooperative learning process for the process of collaborative learning
THE END
for today at least
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