Earl W. Stevick

“ This pass is valid.
This pass is not valid.
MEANING: One of the passes is defined as valid, the other as not valid. Continue mimicry. After each sentence is mimicked, teacher holds up the appropriate pass. Do same with I.D. cards and other identification.
USE: Individual students rule on the validity of the passes held up by the teacher.
Individual students rule on the validity of passes offered by other students.
CUMULATION: Student asks to see pass, then comments on its validity. ”

“ It is also easy to see how Cummings devices could be derived from the materials as they stand. This superficial correspondence is however not the point. What is important is that the student meets a very small amount of new material, manipulates it, and then uses it. ”