tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post9217660886190975485..comments2024-02-20T15:17:27.759-05:00Comments on Concrete Classroom: "I don't know either"concretekaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03817234454056267050noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-5552954833755299732012-02-28T01:06:08.140-05:002012-02-28T01:06:08.140-05:00Mike, I wish I had any teacher like you when I was...Mike, I wish I had any teacher like you when I was in HS. I can remember some teachers saying at the beginning of a semester, "I don't care what grade you get, it's just as easy for me to give you an E as it is an A. Motivational, huh! Anyway, I just stumbled onto your blog and love what you're doing for our country. Your "I don't know" reminds of what one of my former manager's used to say after giving me a new task with very broad instructions. He'd say "just give me a rock." Like you, he didn't want to constrain me, because he knew I'd put more detailed thought into the problem domain than he could. We need more teachers like you, and more managers like him:-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580890770340856221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-43160643514921391542012-02-26T18:43:52.167-05:002012-02-26T18:43:52.167-05:00I like how you changed the lesson. I also like you...I like how you changed the lesson. I also like you answer being "I don't know either". I think it is good for the teacher to not fully know what they want. It leaves more room then having just a "textbook" answer. I am going to have to remember this when I have my own classroom that I need to be more student centered. <br /><br />Ash BaumannAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09326242971561611231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-39013531738288677322012-02-11T14:43:21.430-05:002012-02-11T14:43:21.430-05:00I really like how you changed the main idea of you...I really like how you changed the main idea of your lesson to "Why do people tolerate hate?" I think it makes the students actually open their eyes and realize the bigger problem and want to do something about it.I liked The resources you chose to used with the lesson like the slideshow and the Lost Boys of Sudan . As a student who has never been in a PBL classroom, I probably would have had the same reaction as your students, confused and questioning what I really am supposed to be doing. But like Angela Pitts said above me, it is a good way for the student to show creativity and express new ideas of stop things like genocide.Chanel Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15362186176296932321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-88639503406115828702011-12-03T23:56:33.746-05:002011-12-03T23:56:33.746-05:00I like your springboard question, "Why do peo...I like your springboard question, "Why do people tolerate hate?" to introduce your lesson on genocide. I think your use of a guest speaker to give a first-hand account of genocide was a brilliant idea. In addition, your use of a current event, the Penn State scandal, was a good way to relate the issue to something relevant for your students. Although you provided a template for them to use in their research, I am glad that you are leaving the final project up to them entirely. This will allow your students to use their creativity and really come up with a project that they are proud of and have a sense of ownership in.Angela Pittshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05456387809756841841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-91977817610275480812011-11-25T09:16:33.748-05:002011-11-25T09:16:33.748-05:00Thanks Naomi and Jay, I definitely want to shift t...Thanks Naomi and Jay, I definitely want to shift the focus to social justice. I will share what students come up with when they are done...concretekaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817234454056267050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-29663717802617219182011-11-23T08:00:10.066-05:002011-11-23T08:00:10.066-05:00Mike, I really like the subtle shift in your drivi...Mike, I really like the subtle shift in your driving question. I think it gives you a nice social justice angle on your project that focuses students on human behavior and its causes. I also like the direction you offered that expanded the audience from just the instructor or others in the school to a message that would be received by the whole world. This is a very promising project. I'd really like to see what your students produce.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14634559299787636666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525941061387824183.post-14178945515346654592011-11-22T09:07:22.691-05:002011-11-22T09:07:22.691-05:00That was a powerful message you transmitted to the...That was a powerful message you transmitted to the students when you said "I don't know". And actually, I think the message connects to the topic of genocide. if people thoought more independantly they wouldn't join the "horde mentality" and would be unable to slaughter their neighbors!naomi epstein - editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313570483533421633noreply@blogger.com