Holding Environments for the Toleration of Confusion

“To support students through their learning requires a ‘holding environment for the toleration of confusion’ … such a space needs to be ‘safe’, but not merely a ‘comfort zone’. It is where students can feel able to take risks and deal with uncertainty, as an essential pre-condition of learning. They need to know that their fellow students are also experiencing difficulties.”

Jos Boys (2011), Towards Creative Learning Spaces, p43