ChristinaW says, "More interest in Witch Trials since Blair."

BernieD [to SueMR]: "You could just remove that link from the student
nav bar."

SueMR says, "right"

JeffreyT asks, "But then how would the teachers find it?"

BernieD says, "I think most kids don't bother looking at the teacher
pages. They have enough to read."

BernieD says, "Well... to move on... there's a longer list of lessons
created in the intro WQ classes."

JeffC disagrees with JeffT. Thinking and searching are related aren't
they? If you rely exclusively on the teacher's input for websites, you
limit the students' experiences... and there will be no growth.

BJ has lost her link.
BJ has connected.
BernieD [to JeffC]: "It's all part of the process of removing support
gradually."

Robert [guest] says, "There's also the possibility of giving "extra
credit" for those students who go above and beyond
in finding more resources, etc."

BernieD says, "Over time, you can ask kids to add more sites, but
initially if your emphasis is on using information rather
than finding it, they can rely on your judgment.
Ultimately, they find all their own stuff."

CarmenLR nods yes to Bernie's comment.

BernieD [to Robert [guest]]: "Good point. In fact, in the next version
of the templates, I'm going to encourage WQ
writers to put links in the Conclusion
section for those who want to go further."

BernieD says, "Time is flying, and I wanted to give Jeff a chance to
show off his students' projects."

JeffC asks, "But isn't that just another form of didacticism? What is
changing really? Rather than having students read passages
in books, if they are directed to specific sites, aren't
they more or less regurgitating rather than investigating?"

davidjb [guest] says, "Students are making educated choices from a wide
variety of sources.."

Scott [guest] says, "The web is a dynamic platform, always changing.
Books are static. Book students and authors have
equal responsibility for crediblity."

Robert [guest] says, "Not if they are analyzing and synthesizing the
material, not just answering discrete point
questions."

BernieD says, "It's all in how you want to spend their time. If you walk
into an inner city classroom, most of those kids aren't

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