TBers, This is a reminder that our next Teaching Breakfast get together is tomorrow (Thursday) at 8 am outside Starbucks. The article linked to below is an example of how collectivist cultures have different expectations about "normal" school behavior for students. This is worthy of a larger discussion which I hope we can have at tomorrows get together. Struggle Means Learning: Difference in Eastern and Western Cultures<http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/11/struggle-means-learning-difference-in-eastern-and-western-cultures/> [image]<http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/11/struggle-means-learning-difference-in-eastern-and-western-cultures/> Struggle Means Learning: Difference in Eastern and Weste...<http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/11/struggle-means-learning-difference-in-eastern-and-western-cultures/> In Japanese classrooms, teachers consciously design tasks that are slightly beyond the capabilities of the students they teach, so the students can actually experie... View on blogs.kqed.org<http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/11/struggle-means-learning-difference-in-eastern-and-western-cultures/> Preview by Yahoo Jim Greenberg