Setting Objectives/Marzano

In chapter 8 of Classroom Instruction That Works, I found it very interesting that it said when stating your goals or objectives for your lessons or units to not be too specific. That more learning occurs if there is more flexibility in the goal. This way students will be able to personalize the goals for themselves. I thought this would be really good when setting goals for a Civil War unit. All the students come with prior knowledge, and all that knowledge comes at varied levels. I loved the way the teacher in the example had the students actually write down their goals in a way that started with I want to know... and I want to know more... This way the students will focus on the goals they've set for themselves. I've always found that students learn more when they have a vested interest. I know that this sounds pretty basic, but I think sometimes we tend to get into the fluff of things and forget to go back to basics. Great chapter. Good ideas on feedback too.