Comments on chapter 4: The Six Facets of Understanding

"Teach students that their job is not merely to learn facts and skills but also to question them for their meaning" (Wiggins, 2005, p.104) I think this quote summarizes the position of the author in front ofunderstanding and also our role as teachers to promote understading through the tasks, activities and assessments we prepare.

What I liked the most about the six facets is that they give us ideas about what types of things we can require our students to do. The definition of these six facets let us plan what we want our students to do and have clearer objectives when preparing a unit and an assessment.

I think it is important to train our students in doing all of these things because most of them are not easy to do. But I also think that these abilities are essential in order to become a critical thinker.

I would like to mention also that one of the most difficult ones for me at least is to help students acquire self-knowledge. I would like to hear some of your experiences regarding this area.