Can We Believe Our Eyes?

I recently had to watch a video for science called "Can We Believe Our Eyes?" It talks about many misconceptions regarding how students learn.

I love so many of the quotes in this video,

"We've always assumed if teachers teach, students learn."
"We can't just have hands-on learning, we must have heads-on learning."
"Seeing isn't believing, believing is seeing. You see what you want to believe."

One of the things that is so evident in this video is that students do not want to give up their former beliefs. We must deconstruct those beliefs and allow them to ask questions to figure out the correct information. As we provide them with a safe learning environment, time for experiments and hands-on learning, and an abundance of research materials, we are leading our students into the right direction and will only then be able to show them what actually happens. Until they understand why something they believe isn't correct, they will never overcome that objection!