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December, 2006

Living for the Lightbulb
By Aaron J. Nurick and David H. Carhart, - Bentley College, Mass.

We have all experienced it—that moment in the classroom when a student “gets it” and the lightbulb goes on. It’s that knowing smile or a look of surprise when the student’s entire body says “Aha! Now I see it!” It’s a response that delights teachers. We know that we have participated in a special moment and wish for more. But the lightbulb doesn’t go on as often as we would like; epiphanies do not happen on a daily basis. So we would like to explore the ways that teachers can create the conditions and remove the barriers so that more lightbulbs go on more often.

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