Question 1: How can The Girl with the Brown Crayon engage us in an exploration of alternative possibilities for
teaching and learning? Respond to all parts a, b, c, d, e
Compare and contrast between open forms of schooling and those that are tightly controlled. What are the
costs and benefits when schooling is organized in ways that minimize the amount of control students and
teachers have on classroom activities?
List and describe activities and learning centers in Paley's classroom that are no longer commonly found in
contemporary urban public school rooms. Analyze the structure of Paley's daily agendas against those found in
today's classrooms.
Describe how Paley's classroom activities promote arts-based, hands-on, whole body activities, derived from
children's real-life issues.
How can you meld curricular requirements with these types of “age appropriate” activities?
How would you create inquiry based activities for communities of learners while engaging them in constructing
their own teaching and learning?