How difficult is to change your way of thinking

I know I am writing this entry on Sunday but I want to talk about the Backward Design Model we saw on Thursday on Matthew's class. I have heard something similar when I was in the college, I didn't know the name. I did not pay a lot of attention to the idea, I juts thought that it was a crazy idea of my teacher.I tried few times to do my planning in this way and I quit because it entailed two things: I had to work harder and I had to change my way of thinking. I consider the last one is the most difficult. I was used to make my planning in one way and I was not willing to change it. When I heard the idea of the Model in Matthew's class I realized it males sense because you are focused on you goal and this avoids that you wander around when you design the activities, ways of assessment and choose the materials. Up to know I am aware of the effectiveness of the Model, how ever I am not able to apply it yet.

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  1. Unknown19 de julio de 2018 a las 5:49

    Changing one's mind is definitely one of the most difficult things to do. Few people (relatively speaking) are willing to do so. The brain is most comfortable when they can simply follow its ingrained habits. The willingness to change is the hallmark of a person who loves to learn.

    Hopefully you've had an opportunity to practice this model while you've been here.

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