Reading Reflection #10

Sarah Betzold

EDT 3470

Reading Reflection #10

            It is very important for teachers to set aside time for students to reflect. Students are learning everyday at a fast pace and should have time to think about what they have learned. When students reflect, what the students have learned is more likely to stick with them. From personal experience, when I have reflected on my work in classrooms, it has made me feel proud of myself to think about all that I have accomplished. It also allowed me to think about things that I normally would not have thought about. For instance, my strengths, weaknesses, what I enjoyed or did not enjoy, etc. Teachers should set aside time for students to reflect so that students can use their knowledge and experience to grow as a learners, researchers, speakers, writers, etc.

            Students need to reflect and elaborate because they may have ambitious goals that a teacher should to know about. Students may have a strong desire to do a more challenging project or may have other ideas that would be great for a teacher to incorporate in a classroom project. Teachers can help students accomplish whatever students set their minds to so it is important for students to reflect and elaborate.

            Schools build traditions and identity. My high school was known for our football team. Our team was always in the playoffs and won the state championship my senior year. All schools are usually known for something. I think it is important for teachers to want to build traditions and identity. Exceptional project work can be a tradition and identity that all teachers can work towards. Getting the community involved in projects as well as parents, experts, etc. will help build those traditions. Every teacher should want students to have a lasting experience that they take pride in. I know I will take the skills I have learned from this class and try to build traditions and identity in my future classroom.

            Celebrating projects is also very important. I have done this in a few of my classrooms and it made my classmates and I feel good about what we have done. Celebrating learning makes students like to learn. Students feel a sense of accomplishment and know that they have the ability to learn challenging concepts. Overall, celebrating projects is fun for everyone and displays all the hard work the students have been working on.

            The concepts in this chapter relate to our projects because we need to know how to effectively wrap up a project. Reflecting, building traditions and identity, and celebrating projects are all huge concepts that we will be doing in our future classrooms. All of these concepts are important for us to think about as we wrap up the projects we created. This chapter taught us how to effectively do that.