Comments on: Reading Rationale http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2006/09/reading-rationale/ Challenge The Status Quo Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:15:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Debzanne http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2006/09/reading-rationale/comment-page-1/#comment-1769 Debzanne Sat, 23 Sep 2006 07:49:56 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2006/09/reading-rationale/#comment-1769 I hated the Scarlet Letter the first time. I remember complaining to my mom and dad over dinner one night. And I was a reader even then, but I couldn't get into it. The only thing that got me through the book was reading with my mom. She went out and bought another copy and we took turns reading it aloud and talking about it. It made a lot more sense with her oral expression behind it, and she was around to explain things that were more "adult" in nature for me to grasp. The book picked about about 1/2-way in with the love triangle and everything, too, but the beginning is tough to get into. I admit, though, I pumped my friends for details, pretended like I read in class, and then eventually read the whole book out loud with my mom over 2-3 nights right before the test. I hated the Scarlet Letter the first time. I remember complaining to my mom and dad over dinner one night. And I was a reader even then, but I couldn’t get into it. The only thing that got me through the book was reading with my mom. She went out and bought another copy and we took turns reading it aloud and talking about it. It made a lot more sense with her oral expression behind it, and she was around to explain things that were more “adult” in nature for me to grasp. The book picked about about 1/2-way in with the love triangle and everything, too, but the beginning is tough to get into.

I admit, though, I pumped my friends for details, pretended like I read in class, and then eventually read the whole book out loud with my mom over 2-3 nights right before the test.

]]> By: TheBizofKnowledge http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2006/09/reading-rationale/comment-page-1/#comment-1755 TheBizofKnowledge Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:58:37 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2006/09/reading-rationale/#comment-1755 Only 10 out of 60 students bothered reading the assignment? It's still September, which unfortunately doesn't bode well for the rest of the year. In my experience, students are usually all charged up and ready to go in September, and then their participation and preparation steadily declines as the year goes on. Anyway, you're right about classes and discussions being boring because of the students rather than the assignments. It's a tough situation all around. As a teacher, there's not much you can do when no one prepares. Time for pop quizzes, I guess! Only 10 out of 60 students bothered reading the assignment? It’s still September, which unfortunately doesn’t bode well for the rest of the year. In my experience, students are usually all charged up and ready to go in September, and then their participation and preparation steadily declines as the year goes on.

Anyway, you’re right about classes and discussions being boring because of the students rather than the assignments. It’s a tough situation all around. As a teacher, there’s not much you can do when no one prepares. Time for pop quizzes, I guess!

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