In Joe Bower’s first post that I commented on, titled “Disengaged Kids are Inconvenient,” he explains why is it a student can be very eager and willing to learn with a certain teacher compared to the same student can be inattentive with another teacher. He states that it is easy for the teacher to just blame the student for their inconvenient behavior, but there has to be an excuse to why the student isn’t consistent with their attitudes towards learning. I commented on his post saying I agree and that I think it is simply easier for the teacher to blame the student rather than admitting their teaching style may not benefit that child. All students learn differently and if the teacher is not using different strategies to help their students learn, then they could be the problem not the student.
In the second post I commented on, titled “Instant Chat in the Classroom,” he tells a story about an incident that happened in his own classroom. He explains that he is trying a virtual chat with his students and tells them to upload a picture of themselves, and of course the students first response is “how do you do that?” He then tells them they basically have to figure it out amongst themselves, because he wasn’t going to help them. As he sits back and observes the students, one student finally posts exactly what he wanted. The student posted a comment asking for help on how to post a picture and in return another student helps her. I commented on his post saying I like the idea of using a virtual chat in the classroom. It seems like more and more kids in today’s society spend their spear time on facebook and if a classroom chat could give them the same effect as social networking, then I’m sure they would be fully interested.
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