Sunday, October 26, 2008

Chapter 7: Teaching Difficult Academic Material

1.) "If the teacher supports teenagers in proving their strength , ability, and independence through demanding intellectual action, kids can experience the adventure and excitement of an expedition into new territory." (page 123)

If a teacher supports students in their learning then the students are more likely to succeed.

2.) When a teacher starts off the year they should make their classroom a supportive environment. In doing this the students feel that if it takes them more time to learn complicated material it's okay. More complicated material definitely requires more time to comprehend and understand. I always hated it when teachers didn't provide an adamant amount of comprehension time for students because it made me feel pressured and flustered, thus resulting in poor comprehension and poor projects.

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