KQED News Mind/Shift – Katrina Schwartz
“Mia Buljan remembers the specific moment eight years ago when she realized she had to give kids more space to grapple with a problem on their own. She was filming a student working on a math problem with her iPhone (something she does regularly so she can review her strategies and plan next steps). “At that time I thought my job was to be super helpful,” she said, “like ask some pointed questions, or give some suggestions of where he might go next.” But before she could help the student, her attention was called away by a disturbance on the other side of the room among her 34 students. When she turned back to the struggling student, he had solved his issue. Buljan hadn’t moved the camera the whole time, so she captured him figuring it out on his own.”(more)