Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Chapter 13
When it comes to confidence, especially the point where teachers are to keep their expectations high, I kept thinking about Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development. Teachers need to know where that line is from too hard and too easy to get students to learn. It really frustrated me that teacher,like that ones mentioned in the book, basically refused to challenge their students with work. A great way to get students involved in a challenging text is to get them thinking about it in a creative manner. "We need to give students the opportunity to form their thoughts, mull it over, and decided what they want to say or ask about what they've read." (pg 268).
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I am a very contemplative person and I know that when I am not challenged to think I lose interest and quite. Sometimes this can look like I gave up, sometime it can look like laziness. Ohter times it might appear that I am not capable or don't care. The bottom line is if it is too hard for me you lost me and if it is too easy for me you lost me too. Teachers need to find that balance so that our students want us to engage them. As a special education teacher I have to look at challenges from many different angles to find the best answer to help my students learn. I am doing them a disservice when I do not challenge them.
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