This week’s selection of reading was very interesting! It makes me really excited to student teach and then have my very own classroom. I enjoyed the set-up of the reading, having a question and then responses from other teachers. I felt like it was more realistic since I was reading advice from other teachers. Also, I loved that the questions were from new teachers. Many of the questions were ones I had and was extremely happy that they were answered.
My favorite section in the reading was Curriculum Issues. As a soon-to-be teacher this is something I am most concerned about. I know the school is responsible for the curriculum that I will have to follow, but it was very helpful to have ideas/strategies that might work for children who are deaf/hard of hearing. I liked the classroom management activities. I don't want to always reward students for being good. I would prefer for the older students to 'just behave' and not have to give them a fruit snack to stay in their chair. One can dream, right? I felt like some of the strategies could be changed to where the students were not rewarded but just saw a change, for example Red Light, Green Light, and would change their behavior.
Overall I enjoyed the reading. It made me excited for the future. I feel like I am a little more prepared for the journey. I got answers to general questions that I pondered as well as answers on how to facilitate parent interaction. I think anyone who is going into the field should try to read the selection. It was a fast read and very informative. I know everyone who reads this was required to read it but maybe someone will stumble on my blog so if that is you...Give it a try! J
For the reward system, which way is the better response to "bad behavior", no reward or punishment?
ReplyDeleteAlyssa- I think that the article was very helpful as well. I too found the behavior management section to be resourceful. I think that it will be helpful when we are implementing a behavior management plan in our 796 binder at our student teaching placements.
ReplyDeleteI too enjoyed the fact that it was actual responses from actual teachers! I felt like it was realistic and appropriate input that would really be valuable to us. I hate to say this, but so much of what we are told to read is out of a textbook that really doesn't benefit us as much as it could. I felt like this reading was relatable and easy to read while still be interesting and applicable. I'm a little ashamed to say I caught myself doing the head nod while reading it!
ReplyDeleteFor the reward system I think it would really depend on the age group of the students you are working with or their present level of performance. For a younger group the reward system would be appropriate. For older students I don't think a teacher needs to remind each student every five minutes what s/he should be doing. This is a skill that should already be mastered. I was stating in my original post that I would hope a simple move of a color piece of card would make the students change their behavior. I don't know which system would be best (no reward or punishment), I think it all depends on the group of students at the time.
ReplyDeleteI guess I really can't answer the question right now. Maybe when I start student teaching and there is a behavior issue I will be able to answer. :)