Posted in ideas, third grade, urban on Nov 20th, 2008 No Comments »
What did I learn about my students?
During my guided lead teaching, I learned that my students need to hear SOMETHING or else they will scream, talk, and yell. This leads to arguments and fights. If I played the story we were writing about, they were silent, and worked. If I read the story aloud, they [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, classroom community, classroom management, critical pedagogy, diversity, group work, theory, third grade on Sep 25th, 2008 No Comments »
There are four main kinds of status that seem to play a strong role in classroom encounters. Group work seems especially affected by the roles that various children seem to fill.
Expert status: This refers to the ability of children to make fine distinctions among individuals to determine who is the “expert” in the chosen field. [...]
Posted in third grade on Sep 4th, 2008 No Comments »
Notice the new blog title? It’s a brand new school year and I’m now a third-grade teaching intern. I’ve also changed not only schools, but also districts. The difference couldn’t be more apparent. The disparity between schools and districts is shocking. I don’t want to sound critical of my new district, yet the lack of [...]
