tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895491816657052879.post2425467325866404520..comments2008-10-08T21:45:16.084-07:00Comments on If I were to teach again...: Why so serious? Why so serious?...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895491816657052879.post-12969419851352910042008-09-02T00:40:00.000-07:002008-09-02T00:40:00.000-07:00i agree with what Sifu had commented, Soon Chen. Y...i agree with what Sifu had commented, Soon Chen. You are much like a thinker. From what u've explained to me abt ur lesson, i always learn that there are certain degree of difficulty and challenges embedded :p i think ur students definitely learn a lot from u unconsciously and indirectly, especially 4A. i always like your lesson but students with a lower profi level like 4C if i ald knew that certain tasks are beyond the students' comprehension then i wouldn't try it. instead, i won't carry out "hard-to-digest" tasks or give articles which are full of vocabs or carry a lot of figurative meanings coz these will demotivate the students. What do you all think?cheehweihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090449593093770443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895491816657052879.post-14355590573640806302008-08-25T07:07:00.000-07:002008-08-25T07:07:00.000-07:00Unbelievable! You are growing in your thinking and...Unbelievable! You are growing in your thinking and perception. Your reflection on your teaching and the students' level and needs were spot on! You pointed out precisely what went wrong and worked from there to improve. Linking those to what you've learned was also proof that you're developing well as a thinking teacher. I thought that those were wonderful. Do think about what Johnny said as well. He has a point there about the 'win-won situation'.Labyrinthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569163703173692970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6895491816657052879.post-4615644277402168752008-08-22T10:48:00.000-07:002008-08-22T10:48:00.000-07:00Yes, procrastination is the thief of time. Better ...Yes, procrastination is the thief of time. Better watch out so you won’t fall victim to the evil time thief. I understand how you feel about being lackadaisical. I mean if the leader is uninspiring and lackadaisical, how effective can you be? Yup, I’m the “leader” and I dropped the ball…<BR/><BR/>As for your “mistakes”, I don’t see them as mistakes at all. I believe that you have to stretch the students and you’re doing a fine job at that. No point giving them all the freebies that they can answer easily in class.<BR/><BR/>Gonna play devil’s advocate for a lil while here so I’ll just get this out in the open. I think you missed wide right when you said that classroom warfare is not about creating a win – win situation. One of the teachers you highlighted in an earlier post – Louanne Johnson says that teaching is about shifting the dynamics of the classroom so that it is no longer teacher vs. student but rather it becomes teachers and students vs. the curriculum. Isn’t that creating a win-win situation?Johnny Onghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12626472385515940908noreply@blogger.com