The Teacher Thread

[Dinhilion]

Originally Posted by CBrown85

Sorry for the spamming, just wanted to stir things up a bit here in the pedagogy realm:

I suggest reading the entire article although here's a snippet. (and i think parallels can be drawn with physical activity)

http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/nonreaders.htm

Just one quick comment. Tje studies I was shown in social psych demonstrated grades did help intrinsic motivation. It was just blind reward that did not. For example, giving everyone a medal for playing a game makes them stop playing the.game. grading them does not because it reward their hard work. It teaches them that the.process is important. It's just a point. I can try to find the studies at one point.

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by KenRose

hey man, as much as you might want to start with season 4, start with season one. I wish I had 5 unwatched seasons of The Wire left!
My wife and I are on season three in our second time through the series. ******* is good.

 

[Eason]

Originally Posted by CBrown85

Sorry for the spamming, just wanted to stir things up a bit here in the pedagogy realm: I suggest reading the entire article although here's a snippet. (and i think parallels can be drawn with physical activity) http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/nonreaders.htm
So this is all likely true. However it doesn't do much to just say "all these options are bad" without giving any solutions to the problem of how to have students read. edit: looking at the whole article, it seems that they do list some suggestions. However, they are almost all specific to writing.

* Let students sample a work of literature, then generate their own questions and discussion topics – for themselves and one another. * Before having students help each other to revise their writing, invite them to brainstorm possible questions they might ask about its construction and its impact on the reader (rather than having them simply apply your editing guidelines or, worse, evaluating the writing against a prefabricated rubric[13]). * Have students think together about ideas for the papers they’ll write, then follow up once the writing is underway by inviting each student to ask the group for suggestions. Encourage discussion about the rationale for, and usefulness of, each idea that emerges in order to promote reflection that may well benefit everyone. * When you’re planning to respond to their journals or other writings, begin by asking students – individually and as a class – what kinds of responses would be most helpful to them. (Wouldn’t you prefer that administrators proceed that way when offering feedback on your teaching?) * Let students choose the audience for whom they’re writing, as well as the genre in which they respond to something they’ve read (e.g., play, op-ed, speech). * Check in periodically with students during class meetings about how the course is going for them, whether the decision-making process seems to be working, whether the climate is conducive to learning. Ask what might make discussions and assignments more productive and satisfying – but only if you’re really open to making changes based on what they tell you. * Bring students in on the process of assessment by asking them to join you in thinking about alternatives to conventional tests. “How can you show me what you understood, where you still need help, and what I may need to rethink about how I taught the unit?” Beyond the format of the assessment, invite them as a class to suggest criteria by which someone’s work might be evaluated – and, later, have them apply those criteria to what they’ve done. * Remember that group decision making doesn’t require voting, which is basically just adversarial majoritarianism. Help them to acquire the skills and disposition to reach for a deeper kind of democracy, one in which compromises are generated and consensus is reached.

Originally Posted by Teger

this is a really interesting thread. does anyone have any experience teaching college level? I'm entering an MA/PHD program next year and will be teaching by my second semester, and I'm having some definite anxiety about the experience.
Fake it till you make it. Don't over-prepare (or under-prepare of course!) and know what you're talking about. Learn the subject well before you teach it.

 

[CBrown85]

Originally Posted by Eason

So this is all likely true. However it doesn't do much to just say "all these options are bad" without giving any solutions to the problem of how to have students read.

While Kohn does point out some solutions in this article, he's notorious for identifying problems without identifying any specific solutions. I don't think there's huge problem with that, though, so long as people collaborate and try new things.

I'm extremely interested in reading studies that show how grades act to increase intrinsic motivation because most studies and literature and personal experience I read/have point in the exact opposite direction. I think the answer, like most things, lies somewhere in the middle but these conversations are absolutely necessary if we're going to have any meaningful change.

 

[Rambo]

CB - WATCH THE WIRE!!!!! ITS THE BEST SHOW EVER!!!!! JUST WATCH IT ALREADY!!!!!

Originally Posted by iammatt

My wife and I are on season three in our second time through the series. ******* is good.
For some reason I found this surprising. Can't figure out exactly why at the moment. Just out of curiosity, what did the wife think of season 4? Has she ever spent time working in inner city/ghetto schools?

 

[KenRose]

Lol, I can't tell you how many times I've rewatched 1 through 3. Which was your favorite? For me it's prob season 2.

Originally Posted by iammatt

My wife and I are on season three in our second time through the series. ******* is good.

 

[CBrown85]

Originally Posted by Rambo

CB - WATCH THE WIRE!!!!! ITS THE BEST SHOW EVER!!!!! JUST WATCH IT ALREADY!!!!!



For some reason I found this surprising. Can't figure out exactly why at the moment. Just out of curiosity, what did the wife think of season 4? Has she ever spent time working in inner city/ghetto schools?

Pretty sure Battlestar Galactica and Saved By The Bell are the best shows ever. Pretty sure.

 

[KenRose]

Sheeee-it

Originally Posted by CBrown85

Pretty sure Battlestar Galactica and Saved By The Bell are the best shows ever. Pretty sure.

 

[Rambo]

Battlestar is also in my top 5. I will accept this answer. Still, it does not excuse your laxness in this. Get on the ball young man.

 

[KenRose]

You McNulty, are a gaping asshole

Originally Posted by Rambo

Battlestar is also in my top 5. I will accept this answer

 

[Jr Mouse]

Battlestar was awesome, but boy did the last season fall apart towards the

of a final.

 

[JustinW]

Originally Posted by JMRouse

Battlestar was awesome, but boy did the last season fall apart towards the

of a final.

Long before that for me, though the first half dozen or so eps were pure TV gold.

Speaking of unrealistic TV, how do I become a full-time Glee teacher? Mr. Shu seems to teach nothing but Glee Club and can wear jeans to work!

 

[imatlas]

Originally Posted by JustinW

Long before that for me, though the first half dozen or so eps were pure TV gold.

Speaking of unrealistic TV, how do I become a full-time Glee teacher? Mr. Shu seems to teach nothing but Glee Club and can wear jeans to work!

I saw the pilot recently and was shocked to learn that he has (had?) another gig as a Spanish teacher.

 

[JustinW]

Originally Posted by imatlas

I saw the pilot recently and was shocked to learn that he has (had?) another gig as a Spanish teacher.

Traduciremos hoy las letras de esta canción de Journey a español?

 

[imatlas]

Originally Posted by JustinW

Traduciremos hoy las letras de esta canción de Journey a español?

Sólo una chica de pequeña ciudad
Viviendo en un mundo solitario...