Comments by Student Juanita Myers

Comments by Student Juanita Myers Most recent public comments by Student Juanita Myers https://nowcomment.com/users/82636 Sometimes as educators we forget the socioeconomic status of our students. In the poorer communities often times children don't have access to a computer or the internet. This can make it difficult for these students to participate in learning. https://nowcomment.com/documents/24159?scroll_to=1998096 https://nowcomment.com/documents/24159?scroll_to=1998096 Sat, 29 Aug 2020 23:32:24 -0400 I agree with you. Many students are better with technology than the teachers are. https://nowcomment.com/documents/24159?scroll_to=1998095 https://nowcomment.com/documents/24159?scroll_to=1998095 Sat, 29 Aug 2020 23:28:39 -0400 There is good and bad in all things. https://nowcomment.com/documents/24159?scroll_to=1998094 https://nowcomment.com/documents/24159?scroll_to=1998094 Many teachers and students are use to the traditional way of teaching and learning. I actually find that it is a lot of teachers, not students, that are not comfortable with moving learning to online. Some feel that online learning takes away the personal interaction one gets from physically being present. There are many advantages to online learning that can be beneficial to both student and teacher. Fri, 04 Sep 2020 10:51:38 -0400 Both QSSSA and roving paragraph frames are good scaffolding approaches to help ELL students. https://nowcomment.com/documents/104716?scroll_to=1998092 https://nowcomment.com/documents/104716?scroll_to=1998092 Both of these approaches allow the students to use their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in their acquisition of new language. I like the roving paragraph approach because it allows students to interact with their peers. This allows for a more relaxed environment to learn. Sat, 29 Aug 2020 23:12:16 -0400 Sentence stems, or sentence starters are very helpful to get students to start the conversation. https://nowcomment.com/documents/104716?scroll_to=1998091 https://nowcomment.com/documents/104716?scroll_to=1998091 Many times I find that ELL students know what they want to say, they just lack the words and sometimes the structure on how to articulate their thoughts. Providing them with sentence stems gives students the opportunity to respond in the form of a complete sentence to effectively communicate and it takes away the pressure of thinking about how to correctly formulate a response. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 17:16:37 -0400 Learning a new language is more than just acquiring new words it's also about how you sound to others https://nowcomment.com/documents/104716?scroll_to=1998090 https://nowcomment.com/documents/104716?scroll_to=1998090 Accents can be very distinguishable and can cause people to stand out, and sometimes not in the best way. However, I do believe that accents are a part of a person's identity, and people learning a new language should not throw away their accents to try to fit in. Like Gerson, other bilingual students should be proud of their accents because it is a part of their culture. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 17:26:36 -0400 Students that want to learn will learn and push through challenges to reach their goals. https://nowcomment.com/documents/104716?scroll_to=1998074 https://nowcomment.com/documents/104716?scroll_to=1998074 It is very important for educators to recognize students that are self-driven and fuel their desire to learn. You'll be surprised at how much a child can accomplish with encouragement and the proper resources. Sat, 29 Aug 2020 22:35:19 -0400 Strengthening a child's verbal language skills also strengthens their writing skills. https://nowcomment.com/documents/104716?scroll_to=1998072 https://nowcomment.com/documents/104716?scroll_to=1998072 A tool I used to help ELL students strengthen their oral language skills was in a small group I would show them a card of person doing something, and the child had to describe to me what was happening using verbs. i.e "I see a boy digging a hole." Sat, 29 Aug 2020 22:29:39 -0400 Very stylish https://nowcomment.com/documents/208763?scroll_to=1955541 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208763?scroll_to=1955541 Fri, 11 Sep 2020 12:52:03 -0400 I am all for wearing mask to keep me and the people around me safe but i agree that it is hard to breath in sometimes. Especially when it is hot. https://nowcomment.com/documents/208763?scroll_to=1955540 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208763?scroll_to=1955540 Fri, 11 Sep 2020 12:50:19 -0400 I wonder how effective the cloth masks are compared to the ones the medical professionals are wearing. I also wonder the effectiveness of the different cloth masks. https://nowcomment.com/documents/208763?scroll_to=1955539 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208763?scroll_to=1955539 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 18:42:33 -0400 Looking at the chart I did not find anything that surprised me. I'm curious to know when this poll was taken and compare it to a poll taken now. Because when I walk outside I see more people not wearing a mask. https://nowcomment.com/documents/208763?scroll_to=1955510 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208763?scroll_to=1955510 Sun, 06 Sep 2020 18:06:31 -0400 Masks are important because they help slow down the spread of the disease. https://nowcomment.com/documents/208763?scroll_to=1955509 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208763?scroll_to=1955509 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:22:15 -0400 This is not just an example of a good math problem, it is an example of how one can incorporate different content into what may have started out as a math problem. This can be taken and spread across to science and even social studies. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207318?scroll_to=1955508 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207318?scroll_to=1955508 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:16:17 -0400 I agree, and so is differentiating between variables to determine which are dependent or independent. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207318?scroll_to=1955507 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207318?scroll_to=1955507 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:11:17 -0400 It is true, math is all around us. One thing I like about this math problem is that it take current events to incorporate in their learning. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207318?scroll_to=1955506 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207318?scroll_to=1955506 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:09:39 -0400 It is important for educators to incorporate different types of learning styles in their teachings. Each student is unique and thus learn differently. You can’t have a one size fits all curriculum and except all of them to understand. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207324?scroll_to=1955473 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207324?scroll_to=1955473 There are many benefits to using visuals as a tool to educate your students. A few of these benefits are it helps some students store information longer, it aids in better comprehension and it drives motivation. I remember plenty of times when I was younger the teacher would wheel in the t.v (they don’t do that anymore) and we all would become so excited about whatever it is that we were going to be watching. Thu, 03 Sep 2020 12:53:29 -0400 He has his students involved in youth participatory action research where they ask questions and find solutions to a problem that they identify with. This also allows the youth to become more engage about the world around them. https://nowcomment.com/documents/206832?scroll_to=1955005 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206832?scroll_to=1955005 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 13:31:54 -0400 Mr. Morrell's three anchoring questions are How do we get kids excited about learning? How do we develop these academic, literate or intellectual identities? How do we make education more digital? https://nowcomment.com/documents/206832?scroll_to=1955002 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206832?scroll_to=1955002 As an educator, of the three anchoring questions I feel that finding ways to get students excited about learning is most important. Once you find the motivating factor the students then become the teacher because now learning is not a "chore". I agree with Mr. Morrell that “there is a disconnect in the classroom between what kids really like to do and what they’re being asked to do….” Incorporating children’s interests into the curriculum is that motivating factor that makes students want to learn. And it also makes learning stress-free because they are doing something that they like. Wed, 02 Sep 2020 21:52:57 -0400 Before starting my masters program I gave little thought to outside factors that affect a child's learning. As I continue to go through this program I find that the individual is composed of these factors: family, community, school and socioeconomic https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1951163 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1951163 status. So to gain a better understanding of that students you have to access how these factors affect them.. Fri, 14 Aug 2020 18:42:16 -0400 This is what I call lazy teaching. Instead of trying to find the solution to the problem you categorize/ label these children and say we can't help them. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1951158 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1951158 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 17:28:58 -0400 I completely agree. Very insensitive and a little insulting. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1951142 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1951142 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 17:24:44 -0400 I do know some teachers that will blame everything on culture instead of trying to understand the individual person in that particular circumstance. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1951125 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1951125 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 17:08:46 -0400 I knew that incorporating the students' world into the curriculum was important but I never thought about it from the viewpoint of teaching consistently with that in mind. https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951110 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951110 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:57:19 -0400 This is a very important aspect of teaching. It may just be the students in the classroom but they bring with them their outside knowledge. https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951094 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951094 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:44:59 -0400 Agree, you can come off as insensitive too. https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951079 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951079 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:39:11 -0400 This description of Mr. Jackson depicts a no nonsense person that is adamant about the success of his students. This can be seen in the way that he dresses and how he validates his students. He also incorporates his interests in his teachings but also https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951078 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951078 tries to take an interest in his students' interests to make better connections in the classroom. Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:36:08 -0400 The five conventions that Gary outlined are all very important principal of culturally responsive pedagogy. I wonder how schools would transform is more of them used this framework for culturally responsive pedagogy. https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951035 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951035 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:11:52 -0400 Yes!!! I's a known fact, if you want your employees to preform better, pay them better. And to be honest the amount of work that teachers go through, they all should be paid more. https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951005 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951005 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 15:45:46 -0400 Yes I agree, and can have very strong impacts on the students ability to learn or how they feel about themselves. https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951004 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951004 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 15:41:38 -0400 I agree with this sentence because I have had the opportunity to be educated by teachers that were outside of my race, and they were excellent. https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951002 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951002 People of any race can be taught by or learn from people of a different race. It is not an impossible task, it it just a little difficult at times. But bu building up "the knowledge, skills, attitudes,dispositions..." anyone can have success. Mon, 10 Aug 2020 15:35:42 -0400 I believe there are measurable differences in the attitudes towards Black students with teachers of different races. There's going to be a natural disconnect between teacher and student. https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951000 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1951000 To help lessen the disconnect teachers of different races should educate themselves on the different cultures within their classroom. This may help the teacher to become more emphatic thus allowing them to be more effective in their teaching. Mon, 10 Aug 2020 15:26:14 -0400 To validate a student to me does not always mean to acknowledge the right things that they do, but to bring to their attention how they can fix a error. But of course to do so in a what to builds up the students. https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1950980 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1950980 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 15:12:45 -0400 This is a powerful statement and should not be read over lightly. Its sounds absurd that we put our children in an educational system that was not meant for them and expect them to learn. Doesn't seem productive to me. https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1950965 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1950965 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 15:06:16 -0400 I agree that it's unfair to put so much pressure on Black male teachers to fix a problem that they did not create. And ultimately the solution needs to come from the higher up to fix. https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1950964 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1950964 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 14:56:40 -0400 It's a shame that 2% of male teachers are Black men. I feel that it is important to have teachers that look more like the students that they are teachers. There is a cultural disconnect and lack of understanding when teachers are of a different race than https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1950963 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1950963 their students. Mon, 10 Aug 2020 14:52:44 -0400 Madea is funny but not an appropriate for children his age. I wonder what other inappropriate content he has access to. https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950962 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950962 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 14:26:42 -0400 I know that some children can be very affectionate, but what do you do when they are overly affectionate? https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950960 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950960 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 14:20:54 -0400 Is he not getting enough attention at home from his parents? https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950959 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950959 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 14:19:37 -0400 His asking shows that he is aware of other people and their space, sometimes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950958 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950958 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 14:16:33 -0400 Seems like he generalizes his feelings about people and situations. Is he they type of child that gives up easily? Why does he seems more comfortable talking to girls than boys? https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950957 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950957 Sun, 24 Jul 2022 11:07:28 -0400 He internalizes most of his feelings. How can this be a good and a bad thing? I know that some children that are always extra happy can have trouble dealing with anger or frustration. Is he always happy because deep down inside he really isn't. https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950940 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950940 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 14:07:21 -0400 He is an intelligent child that has many thought paths open at the same time. This can be confusing talking to and understanding him at times. How can I help him to organize his thought paths? He has the information he just needs to pinpoint the right one https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950787 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950787 Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:49:08 -0400 Why? Does he use his hood as a safety blanket? https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950729 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950729 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 13:04:52 -0400 How can I help him be more organized? Having a disorganized space around him will affect his ability to focus and stay on task. This is going to end up negatively affecting his school work. And if not corrected now, those negative aspects will leak into https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950728 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950728 adulthood. Mon, 02 Aug 2021 16:56:35 -0400 Possible attention seeker or likes to be the center of attention? I wonder whats the reasoning behind him doing that. https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950713 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950713 Tue, 19 Jul 2022 11:28:04 -0400 I've known children who get lost in the simplest task just like Jacob. You just have to understand that and have patience with them. These types of children become easily distracted and so I would not recommend given them too many multiple step directions https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950712 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950712 Mon, 02 Aug 2021 16:53:44 -0400 Children that don't have a clear sense of boundaries can sometimes rub other children the wrong way because they are too touchy. He also seems like he would be a tactile learner. https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950711 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950711 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 12:51:44 -0400 This answers my previous question. Nine children is a lot in one household even with two parents. I wonder if he lacks attention or if all of his needs are being met at home (emotional, physical, social). https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950710 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950710 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:31:58 -0400 I wonder why he can't remember how many siblings he has. Does he live with a large family or between two different households with many children in each? https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950709 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208696?scroll_to=1950709 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 11:55:43 -0400 Learning objectives also help keep you on track and guides you in choosing different resources to help you teach. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1947228 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1947228 Wed, 19 Aug 2020 09:47:16 -0400 Learning goals are measurable tasks that you set for yourself and your students to assist in their learning. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1945649 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1945649 Tue, 04 Aug 2020 17:38:26 -0400 It reminds me of active learning. Students may think that they are "playing" but they are actually learning and being tested on that knowledge but not in the traditional sense of taking a paper and pencil exam. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207433?scroll_to=1945648 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207433?scroll_to=1945648 Sun, 02 Aug 2020 18:53:48 -0400 You should share information with your host teacher either before the school day starts or after. A problem that you may encounter with your host teacher is that they may have their own way of accessing their children and may not like the new approach. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1945647 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1945647 I would respond to criticism by educating the host teacher of the benefits of doing it this way. I find that meeting criticism with facts or research helps people see it differently. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 23:53:41 -0400 Of all these steps doing the pre-conference is extremely valuable. Most teacher is very busy and sometimes may not give each child the proper amount of time to reflect on that child. And not just reflect on only their weaknesses but also their strengths. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1945646 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1945646 Sun, 02 Aug 2020 18:39:01 -0400