Friday, January 25, 2008

Chapter 1: Knowing Students Well

The idea of having the students keep a journal appeals to me. This is discussed by both the students in the book and by the author. I like the idea of having a journal that is not graded (unless it is graded on participation).

I have had a few of my past teacher make me keep a journal and looking back on that experience I find that I really enjoyed keeping a journal during classes. Being a math student I complained about having to write but it did give me a chance to tell the teacher what I was thinking without having to go to the teacher directly. It also gave me a place to tell the teacher more about me and organize my own thoughts and ideas.