Before taking education classes in college, I figured that when I taught my future math classes I would use the things that worked for me in my schooling. Little did I know that there was a lot more to providing a good classroom then what I thought. As mentioned in a previous post, I've often struggled with reading and writing because I have not found them necessary or I use the cop-out phrase of "But I'm a Math Major I don't have to like reading". I have discovered through our readings that I have this animosity towards reading and writing because I never did get encourage with other outside tools or never found anything I really enjoyed.
By reading Chapter 11, I began to understand what trade books are and their purpose within the classroom. Trade books can be a really good supplement to the textbook that can enhance a students learning in a content area. Developing a good classroom library will take time to build up but with the upcoming project I hope to get a good basis that I can hopefully build off of someday. One thing I thinking about while reading was how was I going to get a good enough trade book that will satisfy most of my students. I was thankfully reassured though that no one book will satisfy all readers. This really made me think that if I can find one trade book that will satisfy one student I will have accomplished something. The ultimate goal though would be to have every student have some form of a trade book that will aid in their learning.
In the Writing to Learn chapter, I found out that I do this more often then I would have expected. As it was briefly discussed about in the chapter most people who do this don't even know that they are doing this form of writing. I was surprised that I do this because I definitely don't look at the notes that I take as a writing tool for learning. I think this aspect that even the smallest or insignificant forms of writing should be stressed to students that this is a form of writing and it is a good thing to be doing this as it is a way for us to process our thoughts through words. I am looking forward to seeing the different forms of writing to learn in the upcoming chapters.
By reading Chapter 11, I began to understand what trade books are and their purpose within the classroom. Trade books can be a really good supplement to the textbook that can enhance a students learning in a content area. Developing a good classroom library will take time to build up but with the upcoming project I hope to get a good basis that I can hopefully build off of someday. One thing I thinking about while reading was how was I going to get a good enough trade book that will satisfy most of my students. I was thankfully reassured though that no one book will satisfy all readers. This really made me think that if I can find one trade book that will satisfy one student I will have accomplished something. The ultimate goal though would be to have every student have some form of a trade book that will aid in their learning.
In the Writing to Learn chapter, I found out that I do this more often then I would have expected. As it was briefly discussed about in the chapter most people who do this don't even know that they are doing this form of writing. I was surprised that I do this because I definitely don't look at the notes that I take as a writing tool for learning. I think this aspect that even the smallest or insignificant forms of writing should be stressed to students that this is a form of writing and it is a good thing to be doing this as it is a way for us to process our thoughts through words. I am looking forward to seeing the different forms of writing to learn in the upcoming chapters.
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