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Viisivuotias esikoinen on opetellut omaan tahtiinsa muun muassa yhteen- ja vähennyslaskun sekä lukemisen ja kirjoittamisen. Kolmivuotias pikkuveli opetteli puolestaan muutamassa viikossa värien ja numeroiden nimet englanniksi.

He ovat vain päässeet pienestä pitäen harjoittelemaan juuri niitä asioita, jotka heitä kulloinkin kiinnostavat.

Tarpeeksi virikkeitä tarjoavassa ympäristössä lapset ovat voineet kokeilla kaikenlaista – ja singahtaa flow-kanavaan juuri niissä asioissa, jotka heitä itseään kulloinkin eniten kiinnostavat.

As I shifted my classroom from teacher-centred to student-centred, my students began to do lots of their their own research. Sometimes this resulted in them teaching each other. Sometimes they created a project with the knowledge they were acquiring. But the bottom line was that their learning had a purpose that was apparent to them, beyond simply passing the unit exam.

I helped them learn to learn. I prompted them to reflect on their thinking and learning, while at the same time I shared my own journey as a learner. I helped them develop skills such as using research tools, finding and evaluating sources, and collaborating with their peers. My goal as a teacher shifted from information-giver and gatekeeper to someone who was determined to work myself out of a job by the time my students graduated.

As this shift occurred, the flip simply disappeared from our classroom. It took almost a year for me to notice it was gone. Instead, our classroom had become a place where students discovered and shared their own resources, while engaging in projects with each other. There was no need for me to assign video homework or create portable lectures. It all happened during class.