The Good:
Preparation: I managed to get ahead on planning, as per my goal. I also got ahead on tests and quizzes.
Class Discussion: We shifted into more classroom discussion and less me talking. Still want more student involvement, but this week was much better. Our Comm Apps current events discussion on Friday was great- students really took ownership and ran with it. Sociology classes had excellent debate on what values are strongest in America and we moved to an impact point of "What values do you want to be the strongest?" This was inspiring! Debate class had our first speeches and cross examinations- great questions from the students.
The Not-So-Good
Color Coded Schedule: Yeah. This didn't happen. Grading by colors happened, but that necessary desk calendar is still blank. And on August.
Names: Did great! Until I totally forgot half the names in one class. While taking roll. Out loud.
The Bad
Misjudgment.: I spent a couple days concerned that a student was going to try to start an argument with me over a topic they wanted to cover in our current events discussion. Turns out, they were just posing a question for advice from the class on how to approach answering the subject the student brought. But I allowed my concern to affect, in small ways, how I viewed this student. They weren't trying to cause trouble, they were seeking support. I cannot let that happen again.
The Grade
Good to great class discussions, but still struggling with names, schedule and a misjudgment of student intent drops the grade to a B-, in my opinion.
The Goals
Names: Get them down.
Schedule: Write it down. Stay ahead.
Gauging Student Intent: Give students the benefit of the doubt, while being prepared for potential class disrupting/distracting comments. Also, figure out how to do this.
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