W04 Reading and discussion for Wednesday and Sunday
Unfortunately I made a mistake and didn't initially post my response for "Wednesday" by Wednesday. I hope that's okay. Either way, the whole concept here about misconceptions is very important to know as a teacher. Students will come in with a wide variety of information they think is acceptable for a classroom, and that's okay. It's my job as a teacher to have them find out on their own why what they believe to be true is actually not a valid explanation for whatever phenomenon in question. I especially liked the examples given in the article, and how each type of misconception can be easily conveyed through a hypothetical scenario. The article has a lot of these tables and extraneous graphics to explain this, which is very helpful to understand the best way to combat misconceptions in the classroom.