C4T 2 Summary

Mrs. Carrillo's blog post that I commented on first was her fifty five minute classroom time structure. It was outlined as 5 min - Warm Up Activity
15 min - Instruction Part
15 min - Instruction Part 2- Different format as part one. Venn Diagrams etc.
10 min - Group Work.
10 min - Independent Practice

I thought that was an excellent idea. It keeps the students engaged and prevents restlessness. The students of our generation as mentioned in this class before, myself included, have very short attention spans and in order to reach the student you have to keep their attention. An engaged student is a successful student.

My second comment was on "What Makes a Good Dentist?". Ms. Carrillo states that even after all of the warnings and instruction she received on flossing and the dangers of not doing so so still does not floss everynight. Even though she knows the consequences. Which raises the question "is the dentist a bad dentist?" No. So if a educator does all they can to teach a student a concept and the student doesn't succeed according to a standardized test they shouldn't be considered a bad teacher.

I agreed completly. I also suggested that even the brightest students have horrible test anxiety so even though they know the information, they doubt themselves. There are also the apathetic students who could care less about learning. Even though the educator does all they can to reach everyone, it is impossible to do so. A standardized test should not determine a teacher's skill. I beleive the only true way to determine that is observation.