Characteristics of a SFT Classroom Listed below are the characteristics of a SFT classroom. They are broad and nontraditional. As these aspects are discussed, a SFT project will be used to demonstrate the activities that occur in a classroom. In a SFT classroom, teachers are to stop any authoritative teaching and begin knowledge center teaching. Students are allowed to determine what to study and to develop their own questions.
Students gather in a circle on the floor to initially meet the cockroaches.
Students were then asked to sketch the cockroach. They were asked to discuss the cockroaches and then were given a research journal, like the scientists, to write down observations, questions, research roles, and experimental design. The group engaged in a cross talk activity to spark further discussion. Real life applications are considered real life dilemmas in SFT classrooms. This is clearly demonstrated in the Jasper Woodbury series.