Addressing poor behavior from a student can be such a difficult part of teaching. In a coaching situation I have both addressed it at the right time and also not addressed the situation when I should have. I think it is comparable to being strict right at the beginning instead of starting off easy and trying to be stricter. If teachers allow situations to get out of hand without doing anything then the students will accept that to be allowed in class. On page 48 Davis says to emphasize civility in the class room which I think really helps to squash problems before they start. If the students know at the beginning then perhaps they will be more likely to think before they talk. Perhaps even harder than when a student knowingly does it could be when they have no idea that what they are saying is hurtful or offensive. A student can often feel really embarrassed because they really did not intend to hurt anyone with their comments.
Asking for feedback can make a teacher vulnerable because they are allowing students to tell you what they think of you. Opening yourself up like that is useful but also can be really hard to hear. I am sure that I may receive some feedback that is hard to read in my time as a teacher, not everyone is going to like me. I believe that some professors feel that they have made it when they get their tenure or if they have been doing something for a long time. Which is why I think we see some teachers who are not passionate about teaching and do not consider the students. Part of asking for feedback is being willing to actually hear it and perhaps implement what the students have said. Unfortunately I have experienced a professor who did not get great feedback on their classes and never changed, in the end they did not get tenure and were let go. It was sad because if they had just been willing to listen and maybe tweak a few things then things could have been different.
In the Lang chapter about putting energy back into the classroom it made me think of Carrie Anne’s activity we did today. If you think about it we are just past half but not quite at the end so our brains might be mentally fried. That activity really put some energy back in me. I was wondering if anyone has heard of any websites with some sort of energizing yet educational activities? In one of my classes we played monopoly as a way to discuss different economic status in relation to being able to buy property. I found this to be really helpful in retaining the material as well as fun. I was looking at some syllabi for my course design project and one teacher’s objective was to make the class fun. Student’s seem to be more engaged when they are enjoying what they are doing so the element is fun seems pretty important to me….thoughts?
Which of the following is not part of the Title IX compliance requirements for an educational institution?
A. Participation
B. Scholarship’s
C. The exact same men’s and women’s teams offered
D. Other benefits
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