Chapter 13

Students learn many school in their earlier elementary years that are later enhanced in high school and beyond. Confidence in the classroom is one of those skills. Confidence is a hard thing to have sometimes, but it is important as a teacher to work with students to make them feel important in the classroom. By setting expectations as the classroom and individual level, it will allow students to have something to strive for. If expectations are not set, then students won't have anything to work towards. It is important to set individual expectations for students because they are not all the same and don't perform at the same level. 

One thing that I don't like personally is group work. But I have learned that it helps engage learning and it helps to work with your classmates. In my future classroom, I will have group discussions and smaller group discussion. It will get students to work with one another and hopefully develop a new understanding of their peers. Diversity is a major part of the classroom, but it is how as a teacher you approach it. Obviously, the views I had in high school and the views I have now are different. But I believe it is important to celebrate the diversity of everyone. Life would be boring if everyone is the same!

Many times when students read, myself included, they are taking a more efferent stance towards reading. They are trying to figure out what to get from the text. They are looking to answer questions for homework or a test. Instead of taking a aesthetic stance, which to live through the text. As an avid reader, they are able to switch between these two stances. However, those that can't will take a more efferent stance and not be able to enjoy reading.