Why I Use Open Ended Questions

4. Self-Assessment: I was impressed on how quickly I found the answer to the Problem of the Week. Normally, in this math class, first answer you get immediately is not the right answer. But this time I got it on the first try. I would rate myself a 10 out of 10 for my

I felt that I put a great deal of effort toward the grade that I wanted, through my strict self discipline in my class effort. I was extremely critical when I was reading novels and stories, editing essays, and writing essays. Moreover, I was able to improve my writing and analyzation

I was pleased to see that child x was optimistic to participate in my lesson as he showed great enthusiasm. Nonetheless, my incident also reveals the pessimistic point of my incident. Although child x was engaged in the lesson, his behaviour was disruptive and he interrupted my teaching which did not benefit the pupils learning. Due to the fact that I am a reflective thinker, I could have thought about possible alternatives and considered the incident from the child’s point of view. For instance, rather than moving child x next to the teaching assistant, I could have considered how he felt and the reasons why he did not put his hand up during class discussions. If I chose to make an alternative decision, what would the outcome be? I continue to ask myself a series of questions.

In the case scenario provided, Jeff Bliss though that the teacher was not teacher as it is expected of her. According to Bliss, students need to be taught on a face to face basis in order for them

Letter Grade: A = 90 - 100%; B = 80 - 89%; C = 70 - 79%; D = 60 - 69%; F = 0 – 59%.

I approached the teacher before their next lesson and explained how the children took time to process instructions and that if they were laughing and joking about it would take afew minutes to calm down and get focused on what was required next. The teacher glared at me and then very

I got a 7/10! I did much better than what I expected. I was recalling a lot of this information from my FYS class when we talked about Race, Diversity, and Human Development. The tenth question was really shocking though! It says, “If a catastrophe event wiped everyone out except people in Asia, how much of the total genetic variation in our species would be left?” I guessed 74%, but it was 94% and that was totally shocking. I did not think that there was that much variation in people from Asia.

During doing activity student A started to play and chatting to other students. A few times I asked him to stop and concentrate on her sheet but he didn’t listen. It was near lunch time and I told him you should finish and hand it to me. I asked him Would you like to finish it on time or come back on your lunch time. He said “oh no Mrs. F I like to finish it on time I don’t want to lose my play time.” I said “OK then please don’t disturb your classmates and focus on your sheet and if you need help please tell me.

Conversations in class were a huge contributor to never getting anything done. Whether the conversation was about when our next food day would be or the outfit she was wearing, it was never important. These conversations did not encourage a positive learning environment and certainly did not reflect into our education well. Students should have liked her better considering that she acted like a friend to many of us. One of the things I hate most is when adults try to be friends with teenagers in inappropriate situations, such as at school where the adult should hold a higher standard of professionalism. There is a difference between having fun with students and losing all authority over them. She is lucky that any students listened to her towards the end of the year because most students would not have been mature enough to behave without a teacher disciplining them. She never threatened detention and she definitely did not give a reason to respect her. So, it actually seems like a miracle that the class was not complete chaos. It could have been much worse if we were not such respectful students. Ms. Fetterman should have been a role model as well as a teacher, and she failed at both tasks. Since she lost respect from her students they no longer put in effort towards her classwork, which ultimately lead to a decline in students’ performance in school. The only effort put into her class was fueled purely by that individual’s desire to learn, despite no motivation to do so from Ms.

When considering a grade for this project, I would suggest basing the scores off of interest and effort, rather than overall intelligence. This project was very new for a lot of students, and therefore putting some who are used to the “normal” day in class up against those with lots of creativity and interest can lead to an uneven playing field when it comes to a set rubric. For me, I feel as if I have done what was asked in return for a decent grade, and that is the same for many of my friends and fellow

He was a humble guy coming in and was very interactive with students. His traits helped him earn the respect of many students. Out of the eight questions we had to ask, I only brought up the strongest ones to ask him. The first question I had asked him was, "What were your teaching methods during your first semester of your career?” He responded saying, “I wanted to make it enjoyable and relate the class subject to real life situations so students have an understanding of how important the topic is during my teaching points.” My second question was, “How did you approach your kids when they did not turn their work on time or when they were noisy during your lectures?” He said, “Students will be students mainly misbehave, because complications, and they probably won’t even do any classwork. However, as a teacher when dealing with a misbehaved student you have to take them outside and have a word with them or just not have them participate in any extracurricular activities”. The third question I asked was, “how did you interact with your students? Did you focus on strengths or weaknesses when speaking to them individually? He replied, “When interacting with students, I mainly place my mindset within their level. I don’t make it seem like I’m a higher individual with authority. I feel as if it creates a closer bond when you make them feel they’re confronted with someone similar to them. It is best

With her not being able to tell me much on some subjects she Hit several instead of just talking about one. I simply asked her to tell

The student I am working with is a white female named Erin. Erin is in the third grade at Forest Lakes Elementary School. Thus far, her academic history has not been discussed. Most of our time has been spent building rapport. We have been discussing her family and family history as well as some of her hobbies. She currently lives with her mother, whom is a teacher. The court has decided that her father must remain out of her life. He faces his own struggles with substance abuse. Erin has two half sisters that live on their own with their significant others. She has another sister that lives with an aunt. Erin occasionally gets to see her sisters and speaks very highly of them. Erin also has a half brother that is a teenager; he lives with his grandparents. Erin also speaks highly of her brother. She says she loves when they get to play together. Erin does wish that she could see her father, but she explains that she hopes he gets better and that everyone has tried to help him get better, but he has to do it for himself. Outside of school, Erin loves to spend time with her babysitter, her mother, and her family when she is able to see them. Additionally, Erin is passionate about Taekwondo. Every week, she fills me in on how her tournaments and practice went that week. When Erin has Taekwondo practice, she is in a good mood at school that day; it is a positive influence in her life. Lastly, Erin’s overall medical and developmental history has not been discussed. Though, I

My problem statement was clearly written with giving all the needed information, and finally the question i needed to answer. My process is 3/3 because I explained every step that me and my classmates took to figure out this problem. My solution was 100% because I clearly represented the equations along with the correct answers the class got. I gave myself a .5/1 because I used some vocabulary in this

During my observations in her classroom, I observed Reading/Writing and Math lessons. For her Reading/Writing lesson, she discussed cause and effect. She had a couple of examples displayed on the smart board. She read the sentence and called on students to answer specific questions relating to her lesson. Some students were eager to answer and others not so much.