When and Where I found it: I found this word again in a Twitter feed.
Definition: Dictionary.com defines the word as "extremely bold or daring".
Familiarity: I was unfamiliar with this word, although I remember hearing or reading this word before.
Reflective Commentary: I think that this word is applicable to current classroom idealogies. The word's definition can be applied to the classroom because I think that both teachers and students need to be audacious, or brave/daring. Allow me to explain. Teachers need to try new things and find new paths of getting to their end goal, like an audacious explorer. There are many tried and true methods of teaching, but as we know, these ways are not always the most effective. Teachers need to be bold and daring and try new things in their classroom so that they meet the needs of all students of all levels. Now that the teacher is being more audacious, hopefully the students can learn to be bold and daring in what they are doing. Many times students are only comfortable with strategies or skills that they are familiar with, but these skills/strategies may not be working as well as another one could. In this sense, students need to follow their teacher's lead and be more daring and bold in the work that they take on, whether it be the way they get the work done, or the content itself.
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