Posts Tagged by Students
Reach That One
| March 5, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Teaching, Thoughts |
I had a severe case of the “Mondays” today for some reason. My patience was thin and kids seemed to be a little bit more opinionated about their assignments than normal. Needless to say, it led to some rough edges for me and some of my students. Those days are unavoidable and I really hate… more
A Letter to Students and Parents
| February 29, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Collaboration, Flipclass, Science, Teaching |
I began writing my course audit for AP Biology this week, which is always a fun thing to do. Part of my course description includes a short letter to parents and students at the beginning, so they have glimpse of my philosophy on the class and school. I also looked back at a course audit… more
Heroes and Villains
| February 17, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Flipclass, Teaching, Thoughts |
We have a saying in the science department here: students lack mental stamina. They are faced with problems, and instead of working together to find an answer, they give up entirely. “This is too hard” and “I don’t know, so I’m not going to do it” are frequent responses when I assign something that requires… more
I Can’t Learn You
| February 6, 2012 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Flipclass |
I read a post from Jeff Utecht just ten minutes ago which got me into this thought. He wrote about helping a teacher flip her history classroom: Parents [are] calling into question the idea that the teacher isn’t “teaching my child” and the frustration their child is having to “find the right answer.” I’ve been… more
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