Sunday, March 18, 2007

Quick Response: Chapter Five

The part of this chapter that I liked was the different tips for students working in small groups. Some of the things mentioned were things that we had already covered in Grace's class. Some of the things mentioned were to make sure the work challenged everyone, assign clear roles in the group, make sure everyone contributes in the group, do not let some of the members challenge the others, keep an eye on every member, and to sometimes let them pick the group they want to work with. The particular part that jumped out at me was the section on challenging them all was when the student said, "If you're done, you're just waiting there. Add an extra challenge, or think of something harder." This reminded me of the response I had written on Chapter Three about wasting time at the end of periods. It was rewarding to know that this bothers students as well.

1 comment:

TexasTheresa said...

good reflection . . . students are human, too. ;-)
dr.theresa