All students learn and comprehend subjects at a different pace. Assigning fifty math problems a night might help certain students that need to learn through repetition. However, if someone understands after ten then the rest is just a waste of time. Students need to realize early on which type they are and should be given the chance to make the decision to do homework accordingly. This method doesn't work for every subject though. English is a subject that depends heavily on the combined opinions and discussions between the students. If the discussion in class revolve around a section of reading homework the night before, then it is mandatory. Essays don't go away after high school like worksheets will. Everyone needs to learn how to write papers while not everyone needs to develop an accurate history of the Incan empire.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Warm up- Wednesday February 13
Me: "hey I want to go and hang out with my friends tomorrow."
Mom: "ok and?"
Me: "so can I borrow some money for food?"
Mom: "sure just bring back whatever you don't use."
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Me: "hey do have a couple dollars?"
Friend: "yeah I think so why?"
Me: "can I please borrow some I'll pay you back whenever I promise."
Friend: "sure maybe instead you can buy me lunch one day."
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Warm up- February 12th
Darci: "hey, are you ok?"
Kelly: "obviously not"
Darci: "woah sorry I just wanted to try and help"
Kelly: "well you can't so just go away"
Darci: "even if I can't help, can I at least sit with you?"
Kelly: "...I guess"
The insist down and just wait there in case she wants to talk after all.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Warm up - Monday February 4
In the allegory they make a big deal about the fact that by going out into the world, the prisoner now knows what they are missing by being in the dark cave. He has seen more than the shadows and so he pities their situation. However, when he goes back to the cave he frustratingly can't do anything to let them know about what they aren't seeing. All they know is the shadows and so the ridicule him for going out. He has all this information about the outside world but he can't share it without consequence. The same happened to Frederick Douglas in Learning to Read and Write. Once he could read the stories of others putting his feelings into words and giving his opinions about slavery a voice he was energized. This made him frustrated because he understood all these opinions and rights he thought he should have but it was dangerous, and probably fatal, to even voice them. His grasp over why he wasn't given freedom put him miles ahead the other slaves.