by Rachel Mininger | Sep 13, 2022 | Learning Philosophies
On page 13 of “Project Based Teaching” (Boss), the culture of an educational environment is discussed. Boss stated that “Culture is shaped by everything that students see, hear, feel. and interact with at school” (13). It then goes on to say...
by Rachel Mininger | Sep 7, 2022 | Learning Philosophies
This past summer, I traveled to Oxford University to study abroad for six weeks. The first day we had a tour of the Bodlein and the different Oxford colleges. We learned about the many different scholars and writers like CS Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein, and Lewis Carrol who...
by orrkp23 | Sep 6, 2022 | Learning Philosophies
The involvement of children in their own education is vital in the learning process. The Freedom of Self Inquiry represents the application of the varied abilities residing within a classroom. These varied abilities are indicative of varied socio-economic factors as...
by brennankl23 | Sep 6, 2022 | Learning Philosophies
I experienced EL’s principle of “primacy of self-discovery” when I took fieldwork with Major Cody my Second class year. In his class, I had to research, interview, and network with VMI alums that were lawyers to produce a legal reference document....
by Justin Addis | Sep 6, 2022 | Learning Philosophies
A moment that learned something new that changed you as a learner? Something that I recall that taught me to change as a learner was a time when I was learning a technique in tennis. I continually kept getting my butt kicked by some buddies, and that feeling of...
by franklindl23 | Sep 6, 2022 | Learning Philosophies
My first thoughts on expeditionary learning or EL is that it seems less valuable at certain ages. It is my experience that in middle school and high school kids are less likely to value learning on their own. Compared to elementary school and college when people are...
