These last three chapters were all a very interesting read. Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 8 all had very important concepts that provided a lot of information that helped me think about the way that I want my classroom to be.
Chapters four and five went into great detail on the importance of knowing your students well in order to help them succeed in their life. It is important to know your students well enough to be able to tell if they are on the right track, getting on track slowly, or are so far off of the track that they need assistance in some areas. This is a huge responsibility for teachers. Telling whether your student is just struggling with the lesson or if they actually have a learning disability is something that a teacher must be trained to do so that they can help them succeed.
Chapter six seemed to be the most important chapter of this section. I believe that this chapter was very important because it discussed culture and diversity. Culture and diversity is something that we struggle with every day and I feel like it is getting worse and worse every day. Although there has been a lot of practice with trial and error and preparation for teachers to handle the diversity within their classrooms, it is still something that many struggles with every day. I think that I found this chapter to be so interesting because I sometimes ask myself what I would do or say if my students were in a situation where they felt uncomfortable because of the diversity within our classroom. Would I talk to just them? Would I address it to the classroom so that everyone feels comfortable? I get so awkward sometimes within certain situations that I don’t even know what to do or say sometimes.
Chapter eight was also very interesting to me because it talked about the importance of our brains. Our brains work in funny ways. One day we can randomly think about a fact that we heard of once, while other days we cannot even remember what we just studied for five hours. Our brains work in various ways and it is amazing to me to think about all of the knowledge that we have that we don’t even use. Thinking about working memory is something that teachers seem to focus a lot on, which makes sense because reminding our brains of important things will help train our brains to remember them.
Haley,
ReplyDeleteI really liked the way you pointed out the fact that you can sometimes get awkward and not know what to do or say in certain situations. I believe that most times when it comes to diversity it is never an easy task to handle especially when someone is made to feel uncomfortable or being bullied for looking or talking a certain way. This is never okay, and I believe as teachers we have to advocate for all our students and so far I think each course we have taken is preparing us to do so. I think when the time come sif faced with an issue like this you will know exactly what to do and say and not feel awkward, you will simply know the right thing to do!
Danielle
Haley,
ReplyDeleteChapter 8 definitely had me thinking because I have always been so completely fascinated with the brain and how it works. There is so much that we do not know about the brain that the information and developments continue to evolve throughout the years and I am sure that by the time we retire from teaching there will be a different outlook on a lot of brain development ideas. This is where it can be incredibly difficult for teachers though at the same time, as you stated, trying to pin point and be aware of potential learning disabilities can be a daunting task but it is extremely important for us to be able to see those different signs and hints that there could be a disability present.
Caitlin
Haley,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your explanation of our brain. Our brains work in many different and funny ways. It's sometimes hard to recall all the knowledge we've learned overtime. We sometimes block out certain parts we learn. That is very facinating to me.
Haley,
ReplyDeleteI also really enjoyed your explanation of the brain. I have really interested in how the brain works for a few years now especially the brain of athletes. I really liked how you talk about how in certain situations you may not how to react or do, don't worry I am like that too sometimes.
good read. I agree that it is very important for us to know our students and be watching for any signs of trouble, such as learning disabilities. Unfortunately, a lot of parents don't want to deal with the children's disabilities so it is going to be our responsibility as teachers to get the kids the help they may need.
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