- Every day is filled with uncertainty. Learning prepares you to deal with uncertainty. “Education” prepares you to deal with certainty. ... but there is no certainty.
- Decades of research have shown us that students who find answers for themselves are much more likely to retain them than if they are simply told the answers.
- Students have the innate ability to create learning for themselves if they want to know and are given the opportunity.
- Students who discuss information they find while they are working in groups will retain the information better than a single student searching for information at a single computer.
- When students self-organize and have access to resources, learning emerges.