This is just a quick post to jot down an interesting string of connections that Maddie (4 years old) and I just engaged in, which began with music on the radio and ultimately ended with a discussion on the sociology of the 1920s.
To me the moral of the story is to watch for learning opportunities in connections and don’t be afraid to explore them, no matter how obscure their connectedness may appear.
There were a number of YouTube clips that we watched, but this one in particular inspired the most discussion:
The series of connections and tangents:
Next time, you should let her actually give you a bob.
I just started using bubblus – do you find it useful, in general?
@Ed Webb: Don’t let her hear you say that, she probably would
Bubbl.us is a great tool for basic concept maps. Fast and easy to use. That said, the fact it doesn’t let you include relationships (e.g. X leads to Y because of Z) is a bit of a limitation. But as a basic tool it’s really good.