I enjoyed the class for week 2. I thought the format (go to meeting, or whatever it is called) was a nice change. Although Connie commented jokingly at the end of class that people might be sleeping, I thought it was necessary to be even more attentive than usual. It is possible to zone out in class for a while and still know what's going on. Believe me, I know. However, with "go to meeting" you really have to keep up with the lecture and discusssion responses or you will be lost.
I found some of the reading material for this week interesting (Gabriel ch. 2 and 3), but was a little put off by the first sentence of chapter 2. It says "[w]ith the dearth of quality teachers available because of teacher turnover and the profession's meager pay, building a successful team can take an extraordinary amount of time and effort." In my experience teaching and working as a librarian in more than one school district I can say that I know of very few teachers who are not of high quality. The author might be referring more to the schools that he has taught at, however.
I liked some of the suggestions for interviewing prospective teachers in chapter 2 and guiding new ones. I think the PWSSD does a good job of mentoring new teachers, and believe me, not all school districts do.
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Oh, Dan,
I commented on the wrong one. Oh, well. You will just have two comments this week. How nice!
I agree with you that the format was new and different this week. That was fun. Don't worry, the only one sleeping was Joe. (Just kidding). It was an interesting and new way to conduct class, that is for sure! Think we could implement this in POrt?!?!
I agree, my response to the opening statement regarding quality teachers was a bit put off also. He sure is not talking about the staff I work with.
Glad you were all awake during week two --hope week four went as well:)
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