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James Adams (Peteacher32)
Junior Member
Username: Peteacher32
Post Number: 7
Registered: 7-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 9:41 am: |       |
Do you usually answer this question when kids ask, or do you say they have to wait and see? I don't mind answering, except so many people ask it! I thought about writing a daily itinerary on a board where they could look, but haven't done that yet. |
James Roach (James_roach)
Junior Member
Username: James_roach
Post Number: 5
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, August 30, 2008 - 8:41 pm: | |
When I student taught, all of us PE teachers had a white board in the locker room with our names on it. Beside our names, we had reminders and anything else pertinent to the day's activities listed. When I taught math, I designated a whiteboard as an itinerary for each period. I believe that there should not be any surprises in school. Students should know what is coming. I cannot think of any reason why not to inform students what they will be doing before class. Can you? But one thing I'll say is that I don't like it when students ask me, "what are we doing today?" When I respond I sound like Ben Stein. (google him if you don't know who he is) So, in order to teach my students to manage impulsivity, I have decided to respond by asking them if they read my syllabus. This should help them become more self-directed by allowing them to solve the problem on their own (in this case, they would discover that I have everything they need to know written up on the whiteboard). |
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