Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Creative Connector chap. 1-5--Meredith O.

“Different children have different needs and addressing those different needs is the best way to deal with them equitably.”(P. 36-37)

This reminds me of a story that I was told about a gym teacher who tried to explain the difference between being treated “fairly” versus being treated the “same”. The gym teacher hung lollipops all over the gym at the same height. When the students came in the only child who could reach them was the tallest in the class.

” They have to care about each other and to depend on one another before we can really get anything meaningful accomplished.” ( p.44)

My first class did not get along. They called each other names, stole each others stuff, and made fun each others problems. They couldn’t focus on learning because they were too busy hating each other.

“And those tests!... They don’t begin to test what the kids really know. ” (50)

A lot of the students I have worked with have test anxiety. Some of them get so nervous they cannot complete the tests to the best of their abilities, but when you ask them to do a project in art, music, and other media they excel because the pressure to perform is removed.

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  1. sfess6September 30, 2010 at 9:28 AM

    Isn't it tough to teach when kids are so focused on "other things!" Prom, game night, not to mention girlfriend & boyfriend issues! What about the text messaging that goes on all day long. Think about the impact that has on kids as they enter the classroom.

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  2. ProfessorSeptember 30, 2010 at 7:20 PM

    Please post the names of the group members.

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  3. The DreamkeepersOctober 11, 2010 at 9:26 AM

    I love the first quote you shared, that is very deep. The one that I could relate to the most was the last quote about TESTS! I am for some reason not a good test taker... I sit there for way too long analyzing everything and go back forth until I am so frustrated I don't know what's what!One prime example of a test that doesn't really test what the student knows can be found in the teacher certification tests! I have tried to take the E.L.A. extension test 3 times... and have failed all three times! The test doesn't even ask us about authors we know like Chaucer or Shakespeare! I have to take it again but I have decided to put it off until next summer. It's not worth it to me to stress about it at this time.

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