I really enjoyed today's class. I am actually getting excited about going to classes now that we are learning such useful information that I KNOW I will use in my own classroom someday.
I really enjoyed reading through the sample passages and trying to critique the spelling; it was interesting to see that we all clung to the negative and what was wrong but we struggled to find what the student had done right. I think that is something I am going to try really hard to remember: Always start with the positive and see what the student already knows. Even as a student I remember having teachers who always pointed out the negative and pointed out my mistakes to the point where my paper was covered in red ink... not a good feeling for the student, and definitely a little disappointing and depressing as a teacher. Concentrating on the strength of the student will help us as teachers realize what we've taught correctly and what we need to spend more time teaching.
I am excited to start our field placement and begin to apply what we're learning to an actual classroom setting, and I'm also ready to find situations that I do not know how to handle and then bring them into our class and discuss the solutions so that I know for the next time. Teaching is definitely a career that take some trial and error; we will never actually know how to handle certain situations or what will come up in the classroom until we start our time in the classroom.
Great insight of the importance of strength orientation!
ReplyDeleteI love how you brought up bringing the positives into our classroom instead of dwelling on the negatives. I think it is really important for students to receive positive reinforcement in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with always finding the positives in the classroom and figuring out what your students already know. This is because I feel that if you always dwell on the negative, you will never be able to find and positives. Nicely Done!! haha
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