Whole+New+Mind+Questions

__ A Whole New Mind Guiding Questions __
 * Did the Pink reading shape your thought of L-Directed and R-Directed thinking in American society today? Does your classroom, school or school system promote L- or R- directed thinking? How? What is the proper balance?


 * According to Pink, what is **design **? How can **design** impact the classroom and your instructional approach? Select one piece of the **design portfolio ** that inspired you and elaborate.


 * According to Pink, what is **story **? How can **story** impact your classroom and your instructional approach? Is storytelling part of your curriculum? If not, should it be? How?
 * According to Pink, what is **symphony **? How can **sympathy** impact the classroom and your instructional approach? Select one piece of the **symphony portfolio ** that inspired you and elaborate.


 * According to Pink, what is **empathy **? How can **empathy** impact your classroom and your instructional approach? Select one piece of the **empathy portfolio ** and explain how you could integrate it into a lesson. Can you teach empathy? Should you teach empathy? How?


 * According to Pink, what is **play **? How can **play** impact the classroom and your instructional approach? Select one piece of the **play portfolio ** that inspired you and elaborate. What can you do to include more play in your teaching and your students’ learning?

Final Thoughts
 * <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">According to Pink, what is **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">meaning **? How can story impact your classroom and your instructional approach? Select one piece of the **<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">meaning portfolio ** and explain how you could integrate it into a lesson.
 * <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">How have your students been impacted by the SAT-ocracy and the culture of standardized testing that Pink describes? How has your teaching been impacted by these tests? Do these tests make it more difficult to have a whole-minded approach to teaching and learning?
 * <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">How, if at all, should teacher training change in light of these ideas?
 * <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">How do you imagine educators in Asia or other countries might react to the ideas presented in this book?
 * <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">After reading A WHOLE NEW MIND, what is one change you would make in your classroom, school or school district? What challenges would you face in implementing this change? How would you plan to overcome those challenges?
 * <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">What in the book made you laugh? What made you angry?