Comments by Jessica Choe Most recent public comments by Jessica Choe https://nowcomment.com/users/82638 I want an account at this bank! https://nowcomment.com/documents/208465?scroll_to=1949775 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208465?scroll_to=1949775 Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:30:17 -0400 I'm having trouble visualizing this one. The way I see understand it, 2 rows of 10 bricks is (2*10), and then each row a stack of 6 bricks each is (2*6) for a total of (2*10) + (2*6), not 2*10*6. https://nowcomment.com/documents/208465?scroll_to=1949774 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208465?scroll_to=1949774 Fri, 21 Aug 2020 13:45:05 -0400 sports is another relatable context https://nowcomment.com/documents/208465?scroll_to=1949773 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208465?scroll_to=1949773 Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:23:39 -0400 How could you scaffold this for ELLs or other students who get intimidated by a block of text? https://nowcomment.com/documents/208465?scroll_to=1949772 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208465?scroll_to=1949772 Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:21:44 -0400 Technically he didn't complete either of them... https://nowcomment.com/documents/208465?scroll_to=1949771 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208465?scroll_to=1949771 Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:20:17 -0400 I like the riddle format - makes it more engaging https://nowcomment.com/documents/208465?scroll_to=1949756 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208465?scroll_to=1949756 Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:11:56 -0400 Food is always a great concrete context https://nowcomment.com/documents/208465?scroll_to=1949755 https://nowcomment.com/documents/208465?scroll_to=1949755 Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:10:29 -0400 I really like that this activity gives context to what the parameters mean in terms of human behavior. This is really helpful to bridge the math to real life. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207318?scroll_to=1949753 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207318?scroll_to=1949753 Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:08:59 -0400 The exponential growth is even more apparent now with 19M global cases https://nowcomment.com/documents/207318?scroll_to=1949751 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207318?scroll_to=1949751 Fri, 07 Aug 2020 12:43:07 -0400 This is a way to account for population density https://nowcomment.com/documents/207318?scroll_to=1949750 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207318?scroll_to=1949750 Fri, 07 Aug 2020 12:40:34 -0400 Learning how to decide what to simplify is an important part of math modeling https://nowcomment.com/documents/207318?scroll_to=1949749 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207318?scroll_to=1949749 Fri, 11 Sep 2020 14:02:45 -0400 This is a cool simulator https://nowcomment.com/documents/207318?scroll_to=1949748 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207318?scroll_to=1949748 Fri, 11 Sep 2020 13:53:17 -0400 Requiring teachers to witness or experience schooling in another part of the world would be huge in broadening perspectives https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948321 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948321 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:44:44 -0400 "Preservice teachers need the chance to see students in places where they are likely to be experiencing success" - I totally agree 100% and also realize that I haven't done this. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948320 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948320 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:43:47 -0400 This is so frustrating and arrogant. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948319 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948319 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:41:50 -0400 This teacher seems uncurious about why the students are not participating, or what obstacles the assignment might present to these two students she wrote about. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948318 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948318 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:38:45 -0400 Their subconscious betrays them and also shows a lack of self-awareness and understanding of their own whiteness. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948315 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948315 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:35:25 -0400 True, you'll almost never hear a white person attribute something about another white person to their "culture" https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948314 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948314 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:28:42 -0400 I see this a lot in conversations I have with politically conservative friends https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948299 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948299 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 18:42:16 -0400 So true - Americans are so focused on the individual that we rarely talk about social phenomena or larger contexts https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948298 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948298 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:25:41 -0400 Oof, this is seriously cringy. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948297 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948297 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 17:24:44 -0400 oh, the euphemisms! https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948295 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948295 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:23:28 -0400 Interesting to see the patterns emerge https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948294 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948294 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:22:18 -0400 Attribution error, complete with the unwarranted confidence of those who don't know what they don't know https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948292 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948292 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:21:32 -0400 I wish our program required more history/sociology/anthropology. Most of what I've learned of the history of education has been in my own independent reading. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948291 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207137?scroll_to=1948291 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:20:32 -0400 Actions speak louder than words https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948285 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948285 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:59:45 -0400 "They could relax a bit" - this reminds me of studies on stress/trauma and how brains are most conducive to learning when students feel safe rather than unsafe (whether physically or emotionally). https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948284 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948284 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:58:53 -0400 Small things can make a big difference in how valued students feel https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948283 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948283 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:51:37 -0400 It's so easy to assume, so it takes a lot of intention not to https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948282 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948282 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:39:11 -0400 Shows a lot of humility here https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948281 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948281 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:48:05 -0400 Taking students in context as whole people with lives and concerns outside of school, not just what you see when they're in you're room. https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948266 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948266 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:28:22 -0400 Put your money where your mouth is! https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948265 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948265 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 15:45:46 -0400 Pity vs empathy - this is an important distinction https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948264 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948264 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 15:41:38 -0400 One would hope this view of Black students isn't unique to Black teachers, but I do wonder whether there are measurable differences in attitudes toward Black students among teachers of different races https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948263 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948263 Mon, 10 Aug 2020 15:26:14 -0400 That is unfair, when black men weren't the ones responsible for setting up a system that underserves black students https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948262 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948262 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 18:33:56 -0400 That's a lot of pressure to put on black male teachers https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948260 https://nowcomment.com/documents/206841?scroll_to=1948260 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:12:29 -0400 activities and interests https://nowcomment.com/documents/204570?scroll_to=1944774 https://nowcomment.com/documents/204570?scroll_to=1944774 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 17:24:37 -0400 activities and interests https://nowcomment.com/documents/204570?scroll_to=1944773 https://nowcomment.com/documents/204570?scroll_to=1944773 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 17:24:31 -0400 Good point, Amanda. Teachers need to be curious about their students, not just presume they know everything. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1944772 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1944772 Sat, 23 Jul 2022 02:25:27 -0400 physical presence https://nowcomment.com/documents/204570?scroll_to=1944771 https://nowcomment.com/documents/204570?scroll_to=1944771 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 17:22:11 -0400 relationship with adults - communication https://nowcomment.com/documents/204570?scroll_to=1944769 https://nowcomment.com/documents/204570?scroll_to=1944769 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:46:38 -0400 I wonder what he finds demotivating about school https://nowcomment.com/documents/204570?scroll_to=1944723 https://nowcomment.com/documents/204570?scroll_to=1944723 Tue, 19 Jul 2022 11:41:19 -0400 Sounds like he prefers learning visually. Maybe one study strategy could be for him to illustrate the ideas he learns about so that he can engage with them more easily. https://nowcomment.com/documents/204570?scroll_to=1944722 https://nowcomment.com/documents/204570?scroll_to=1944722 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:46:11 -0500 Whose quote is that? Is he saying he wastes time, or is someone else? https://nowcomment.com/documents/204570?scroll_to=1944721 https://nowcomment.com/documents/204570?scroll_to=1944721 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:41:47 -0400 How long is the commute? I wonder what time he has to leave home to get to school on time and if getting enough sleep is an issue. https://nowcomment.com/documents/204570?scroll_to=1944719 https://nowcomment.com/documents/204570?scroll_to=1944719 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 16:12:40 -0400 These are helpful categories https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1944716 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1944716 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:58:05 -0400 If teachers primarily see their students in the context of their own class, how do they get a read of what students' relationships are with other adults? https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1944715 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1944715 Mon, 14 Sep 2020 15:40:33 -0400 I've never thought to pay attention to this level of physical detail in a student, but I can see how it could be helpful have concrete observations rather than just interpretations of behavior. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1944714 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1944714 Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:31:15 -0400 The US tends to have a "quick-fix" mentality to make problems go away asap. Getting to know a child takes time and runs counter to the idea of making bad things go away quickly. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1943772 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207234?scroll_to=1943772 Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:24:54 -0400 What does "playtest" mean? https://nowcomment.com/documents/207433?scroll_to=1943141 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207433?scroll_to=1943141 Sun, 16 Jul 2023 16:48:31 -0400 This looks like a really engaging activity! I loved learning with my hands when I was in science classes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207433?scroll_to=1943140 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207433?scroll_to=1943140 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:03:48 -0400 Description of M (6th grade) https://nowcomment.com/documents/207433?scroll_to=1943139 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207433?scroll_to=1943139 M is a 6th grade student who is generally mellow and quiet in class. She does not show negative emotions easily but her face brightens when she's excited or when she understands. She tries very hard and is very methodical in her work, but she relies on memorization of algorithms and gets confused easily because the underlying arithmetic is difficult for her. She learns best with big picture conceptual ideas (to give a context for why she's learning an algorithm), concrete examples, and manipulatives. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:46:11 -0500 I agree, instructors need to know what direction they are taking the class and why. https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943134 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943134 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:28:26 -0400 Learning goals are specific and measurable purpose statements to make sure everyone knows what we are learning about https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943133 https://nowcomment.com/documents/207229?scroll_to=1943133 Key considerations include communicating the learning goals and defining measurable outcomes. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:35:00 -0400