Allowing us to pick our own C4T's these last two weeks was very exciting! Of course, I picked two English teachers and it was fascinating to see the things my fellow English enthusiasts have come up with.
The first C4T instructor I picked was someone called "TeacherTom" Teacher Tom. It was in regards to kindergarteners possibly losing their recess completely. Recess has already almost become completely cut out. Most schools only allow them to have 15 minutes outside of the classroom setting and in the fresh air. Tom argues that recess is an absolute necessity. I agreed with him. Recess teaches children things that sitting in a classroom setting cannot. It teaches them how to socially interact and work together in different ways. They learn how to organize games and take up leadership roles. It also allows them time to get out and relax. It gives them some time to get their energy out so they're not so antsy in the classroom while trying to learn. I believe, like Tom, that recess being cut out is a horrible idea and it is absolutely necessary to have for kindergarteners.
The last teacher's blog I commented on was a woman named Mary Worrel. Mary was explaining a project she has been testing in her English abroad class. It is a multi-genre project she is improving from her first attempt of assigning the project. She provides a list of literature she included in the classroom reading material and some assignments she applied to each particular book. I commented and told her how exciting this idea was. It is implementing so much material into one project. I especially liked her poem assignment for one of the books. This allows the students to fully express their creativity towards what they have read and leads to deeper discussions in the classroom besides just what happened in the book. She even mentions that it lead to some philosophical ideas and discussions. It sounds wonderful and I complimented her on her improvement on the assignment.
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