The Art of Starting Before You’re Ready | Tessa Forshaw and Rich Braden
18 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker outlines the "explore before explain" teaching philosophy, originally popularized by NASA. The core idea is that educators should not act as mere transmitters of information; instead, they create a rigorous, intentional container for sense‑making. Within this container, students first bring their existing knowledge, experiences, and personal assets to explore a problem or concept. By starting from what learners already know and do, the educator facilitates deeper meaning‑making and more authentic engagement before moving to formal explanations.










