social

What is learning? i remember one day my bike was not working properly, with out the help[ of a bike shop my friends and i sat down and starting to play with the brakes and gears. we learned that they were set up the same with a simple wire. as you tighten the wire this is when something happens at the end. we found that if we tighten the wire to the gears they will change faster but if you tighten it too tight then you can't get the last gear. if i did not have my friends there i could have figured it out but it was faster with them there.

what can we do as instructors? we can let the students work together to find out how to do stuff. we also need to be there to clear up any misconceptions or false findings. as the students understand how this is done they will gain ownership of the concepts and remember them longer but more important is that they will be able to understand how they work.