Teaching for Conceptual Change - Sweater Article

I was very intrigued while reading this article about conceptual change in the science (or any) classroom. It is so true that we hold misconceptions about a variety of subjects, a lot of topics being science-related. I could see why the fourth-grade students in O'Brien's classroom would have the perception that "warm winter clothes" are indeed warm themselves. As I continued reading the article, it made sense that even after a few days of experimenting and the children's views being challenged and contradictory, their misconceptions would likely still linger. I think that it's a good question to consider as a teacher to cover material, or uncover information from students. It's hard to grapple with because of today's testing emphasis. However, I think this is the route to go-real learning...and it's what Dewey and Craig said more than ninety years ago.