I believe the 3.5 hours spent on one focused activity – going through the process and weaving through its intricacies – is better spent than spreading out 3.5 hours across 3 different subjects (as devil-advocated by Mark up there ).

I’m a teacher as well, and what I have learned over the years is that it is infinitely more important for us to teach students to teach themselves, to become better tomorrow than what they are today. Many teachers today are still content-driven rather than process-driven.

But content is cheap nowadays – just go to Google. Teachers should veer away from teaching content and focus more on bringing out children’s creativity and honing their thinking skills.

So kudos to Jeff for a job well done.