3 rules to spark learning

I just got finished watching this very inspiring Ted Talk.

In it chemistry teacher Ramsey Musallam talks about what he learned from his heart surgeon when he asks him where he got his confidence. In the talk, Musallam recounts that his surgeon said there were three things that really sparked his learning as a heart surgeon:

He said [the surgeon] first, his curiosity drove him to ask hard questions about the procedure, about what worked and what didn't work. Second, he embraced, and didn't fear, the messy process of trial and error, the inevitable process of trial and error. And third, through intense reflection, he gathered the information that he needed to design and revise the procedure, and then, with a steady hand, he saved my life.

As an educator, listening to what Musaliam's surgeon says is so inspiring. Being curious, being comfortable with the messing process of trial and error, and reflecting and revising are all habitats we want our students to embrace. This sort of learning can be a bit chaotic, but it is what we need to do in classrooms as educators to ensure our students are prepared for the challenges of an increasingly interdependent world.