BP #3
This week, my job was to observe the communication between student and teacher that happens in the classroom. There's a lot that goes on in communication that goes unrecognized to the naked eye, but when closely observed it is clear that there is intention behind everything. The way a teacher responds to a student can highly impact the exchange as a whole. The teacher, being in an authoritative role, has more control over the conversation. Therefore, it is important for us to chose our words carefully and with clear intention behind them. An example of this I've noted in my classroom is that the teacher avoids using discouraging language. During math, there are several times when the students are asked to work out a problem on their whiteboards and hold the answer up to her once they get it. When a student gets an answer wrong, instead of just saying "wrong" and moving on, she takes the time to advise them to look closely at what they did wrong. ...