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listen to THE THINKING EFFECT PODCAST and explore the value of having different points of view.
How good are you at seeing things from different points of view?
I remember coming home as a child and crowing archly to my parents that a 'naughty boy', Roger, had been given lines to write out because he didn't do his homework. My mum said: 'Well, you know Roger's mum and dad both work and so he was probably looking after both his brothers yesterday.' 'Oh, I didn't think of that,' I said. It gave me a new perspective. My parents often said we shouldn't judge until we'd walked a mile in another's shoes.
This ability to see things from different perspectives is an immensely important skill and it operates in life and in the classroom. Teachers are in the perfect situation to broaden perspectives and develop more inclusive and creative ways of thinking. Besides the philosophical idea of seeing other's points of view in society, so relevant in our troubling times, multiple perspectives help students find new solutions and innovative ways to approach curriculum content.
In THE THINKING EFFECT PODCAST, Episode Ortal Green and I ask, 'How do we help students understand different perspectives?'
We discuss the what, why and how of the topic and offer a great example of telling the age-old GOLDILOCKS story from different perspectives. What do you think Papa, Mumma and Baby Bear had to say about Goldilocks' intrusion into their home?