The part that jumped out the most in this section was the part on the journals. The students would spend a little time every week writing from a writing prompt or choosing their own topic to expand upon. These journals would be collected, read and commented on, but not graded.
I really liked this idea, since it gives students a chance to express themselves and the teacher a chance to get to know each individual student. Since it is not in front of their peers or one on one with their teacher, a student might be more comfortable about opening up. I also like that the suggested topics to use weren’t just about the class its self, but also what is going on outside of class. Things that happen outside of class can have a huge impact on a student and how well they are doing, and a journal would give them an easy outlet to let their teacher know.
Source: Fires in the Bathroom, Kathleen Cushman
1 comment:
Great job on the QR content.
4/5 for typos: "its self" should be "itself" and in your credits, only the title should be italicized.
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