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Johnnadawearsglasses t1_ix1ykb5 wrote

>”This is what educators call ‘scaffolding,’” he tweeted. “You introduce a topic, have the students practice it on something easy, before you have them work with something complex.

You pretty much know a terrible teacher as soon as they use the word scaffolding in a parent teacher conference. Good grief. Speak English.

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frogvscrab t1_ix24o5i wrote

uhhh scaffolding is a pretty widely used term when talking about education lol. I am not sure what your problem with that is.

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Johnnadawearsglasses t1_ix24yll wrote

It has no real purpose. All teaching is starting with simpler topics and building to more complex ones. It's one of those buzzwords like you see in corporatespeak that just grates on me. Not a serious issue obviously. More peevish.

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frogvscrab t1_ix27dl0 wrote

> starting with simpler topics and building to more complex ones.

This is technically what scaffolding is, but in reality its a much more specific and complex teaching strategy.

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robrklyn t1_ix2osmj wrote

Actually, the term was introduce by developmental psychologist Jean Piaget who is widely studied in education. He was around from the early to late 1900s. So I guess it’s been a “buzz word” since the 50s?

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Plane-Bee-374 t1_ix2e4hw wrote

Scaffold is an English word, you empty melon. Scaffolding as a concept is an apt and simple metaphor that any New Yorker would understand, because they’re all over town.

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femaiden t1_ix22pks wrote

Not an educator but the quoted summary of it seems reasonable. Doesn't work?

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IsayNigel t1_ix2pb37 wrote

That literally is English you absolute degenerate.

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robrklyn t1_ix2ojeu wrote

Scaffolding is an extremely common term in education. It originated with Jean Piaget (give him a Goog if you are not familiar). Why would a teacher be “terrible” if they used that term?

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Johnnadawearsglasses t1_ix55bo7 wrote

Insults to strangers on the internet. This is a teachable moment for you. I hope you take it.

As a postscript, teachers need to be measured and patient. And certainly not quick to temper. Do better.

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