Monday, February 25, 2013
week 3 readings
I could be wrong, but I felt as if the whole reading from Kajder this week dealt with students working with each other. I think this is great. When I was in high school and my English teacher would put us into groups, I believe this worked better for everyone, because you get to hear what other people are thinking, and then expanding everyone's opinion....a great teaching method for all ages.
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Groups are definitely a great way to get students interested in a topic by way of hearing others opinions. While I think students working with each other is a fantastic way to do some classroom work, I often think about how I'm going to sort the students or if I'll allow them to group themselves. On the one hand, if students are allowed to choose who they group with, it'll most likely be with friends or acquaintances, though that makes it more likely they'd actually talk and discuss. On the other, students who know each other are more prone to straying off track and can get distracted easier. If the teacher takes the initiative and sorts the groups, there will be of a mix, and therefore, possibly different discussion. Though, this method puts some out of their comfort zone. There's plenty of ups and downs to both, so I suppose a lot of it depends on the class and how they act.
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