Picture a kite flying on a windy day. The kite at the end of the strings flies beautifully, dipping and lurching on the gusts. But what happens if the anchor at the other end of the strings – the person who is controlling that kite – what if they just let go of the strings?
Rather than flying off ever more beautifully on the air, the kite crumples, is at the mercy of the wind and either plummets to the ground or becomes snagged on a tree in seconds.
At the risk of sounding rather grandiose, teaching and learning is like flying a kite: it is at its best when the teacher is on the ground, anchoring his/her students, steering them, while the students soar in the air, discovering.
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