The selected passages and questions I have chosen:
Elbow- pg. 207 middle- "Thus, when participants used...
I chose this passage because it mentions that the teacher's goal is to connect with the student inward personally and focus outward socially. It amuses me because this is very hard to make possible. Some students fail to reach out when something is bothering them so you can not always get to them personally. Sometimes you must go the opposite route; go socially to find out personal info.
1. How do you make this child-centered idea work if children work at different levels?
2. Learning different ways can be sucessful can it not?
3. What outcomes result when using different learning activities?
Dewey- pg. 209 the quote that reads "determine the environment of the child"
Choosing this reminded me when I taught EC (Exceptional Children). It is difficult to determine the environment for a student. Although some may be excused for certain classes in need for assistance, a student can not be singled out and ordered to learn different material for their disabilities.
1. Is this similar to what Elbow mentions about child centered curriculum?
2. How do we determine the environment for a child if they are notorious for changing?
3. How difficult can it be to determine goals for students who learn at different levels?
Freire- pg.59 3rd and 4th paragraphs
It is important to find the students niche when teaching. Since all students learn at different levels and by variety of ways, teachers have to understand how each student works.
1. Is memorization the best way to learn if we do not know the background of "why it is so"?
2. Instead of depositing the unuseful information, should we elimnate and concentrate on more of the life lessons material? (eg. How to balance a checkbook etc.)
3. What can we learn if we allow the students to share their insight of the material?
Gardner pg. 335 1st full paragraph "But instruction..."
pg. 358 1/3 of features of modern education "Literacy"
Using observational learning is important becasue it gives the students a heads up in the real world. It will allow them to collect information on to what to expect the working field will be like. For the literacy half, it shows the importance of how the use of our language reflects in the literary world.
1. During highschool, would it be productive to have internship classes for students? If so why? What will this produce?
2. Can a poor reader show strong use of their language? What factors cause this to happen?
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