Sunday, April 11, 2010
Spanish in class follow up
This week in class, it seemed like there was less Spanish spoken in my class. I think part of the reason might have been that I did the lesson out of order from the textbook significantly (made better sense to me to do this). Because of this, I had to tell them what page numbers to be on so they had to pay attention well. Also, I put stricter time limits on the exercises (so I think there was more focus).
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That is an interesting observation, Kris, and to me it argues for two things: 1. sometimes hewing to the printed order of lessons in a book may not make the most sense, and I think that comes in part from knowing the topic and its flow, but also in knowing your class, how to motivate them, and where there learning levels converge; and 2. going with your gut about all of that. I think it can keep people guessing, and just ever so unbalance their 'predicto-second-guess-the-teacher' instincts. I'll have to remember that and give it a try.
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