The project directors determined that the training should not begin with the children but with the math supervisors and master teachers because teachers teach like they have been taught, which is primarily through lectures. Moreover, we believe education professors model this behavior. If we don't, we are failing as professors. Our point is you're not going to learn to think by being told to think. You need to see what thinking looks like, acts like and sounds like you need to see someone model it for you.
Beliefs drive our behavior.
As a teacher, if you believe that we learn just by listening, then you lecture. If you believe that we learn by practicing, then you will give drill sheets. The problem is that it tends to be the only type of instruction. There are times for direct instruction and there are times when you want to facilitate thinking. We're helping supervisors and teachers to know how to decide which approach to take.