Am I a sherpa?
Lisa M. Lane,
Lisa's EC&I831 Blog,
Nov 02, 2010
Lisa Lane looks at Alec Couros's 'sherpa' metaphor for instruction (See here and here) and asks whether it applies to her role reaching history. "The question is whether, in allowing them their own explorations, they will encounter enough of the skills necessary to interpret the facts. I would need to let them fall in some holes, step in some quicksand. But when they return, will they interpret these experiences as historians? It's fine if I only care that they be learners, but I want them to be able to do history. That is when my job is important - I'm supposed to provide the structure that helps that happen. Doesn't that mean I'm more than a sherpa?"
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