This week was a very active week in the classroom. Students began speaking to the class in preparation for the CDE public speaking contest in FFA Leadership. It has become more obvious to me as a teacher on how illiterate students are today. I do not believe that the students are the ones at fault, but I do believe they are the victims in this. From my time as a middle school student, my writing skills have developed (I am not saying that I am a good writer, because I am far from it) greatly. However, even as a senior in college, I do not feel as skilled as others.
This class project has made me ponder how the education system has prepared students on writing and communicating with others. Is technology affecting students in a negative way? Have children shied away from reading as child to playing video games or finding entertainment elsewhere? Or are the students that I am teaching at the beginning stages of writing and speaking? Knowing that I can make a difference in how students speak, and write puts a pulse in my veins. That I can have a positive impact in how they can influence others.
This week I was able to see students greatly improve in their writing and speaking abilities and help coach them to continue building.
This is the type of positive impact is what bring joy to my life, knowing that I can make a difference.
Todd,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the timely submission of your reflection.
However, WE NEED MORE. I need you to deeply reflect on the actual teaching and learning that is happening in your classroom on a day to day basis. Not just a play by play, but a description of what did work (or did not) on a daily basis.
Come on man. You can do better. I know it.
Todd,
ReplyDeleteI hope that I didn't send you too far in the wrong direction when we talked last week. I agree with Dr. Foster that you need to provide more in your reflection. What I was getting at when we met was that you didn't need to provide a detailed class-by-class breakdown for each day, but rather a summary for the class, and then share some specific areas for improvement. Let's keep working on this, and please be sure to send me the link, as I believe I missed it the last two Friday's as I stated in my voicemail from earlier today.
- Dr. Ewing