{"id":3897,"date":"2021-09-30T21:27:31","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T01:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=3897"},"modified":"2023-01-27T16:38:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T21:38:17","slug":"the-separation-of-margins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2021\/09\/the-separation-of-margins\/","title":{"rendered":"The Separation of Margins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What are Margins?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margins can be thought of as a complex spectrum style of learning that students sway into over the course of a lesson. It’s a naturally derived method that can be considered an important component of teaching and learning. Margins deter from the central structure of a classroom and allow for a more personal style of learning. These moments flourish on interactions between students and their teacher. It opens up the gate for true exploration of a topic or the scientific process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Margins are thought to be negative because…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • They are thought to be a distraction from whats important to students <\/li>
  • They do not relate to course content and therefore not neccesary <\/li>
  • They are out of hand since the focus deters from the teachers instruction<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    The Truth of the Matter is that…<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    … this is far from the truth. These “distractions” are not true distractions but student-driven discussions relating to material relevant to them. This drives personal debate and questioning that the students are truly interested in. The thought that margins differ from the course content is considered true, it’s moments like this that students defer from the autonomic thinking pattern and experience pure curiosity and reasoning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Even though it might be easy to brush off marginal learning as something irrelevant to the classroom, it provides many beneficial functions for students’ educational experience. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    A Different Perspective <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here I embedded a video concerning how we can learn from the margins and grow as educators. I feel that throughout our career we continue to grow and become better and better not only for ourselves but for the students who we impact on a daily basis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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