I am going to be honest, the first few pages of this chapter scared me a bit. When describing teaching as a profession Jago states, "Some say of education that we are the only profession that eats its young (95)." Clearly, we need to re-examine the way that the teaching process works.
I personally really like some of the ideas from the lesson study in Japan. First I like that the program is made for teachers and by teachers. The idea of working collaboratively with colleagues would definitely help teachers with their lesson plans and teaching practices. As a pre-service teacher, I would value the time spent with more experienced teachers.
I found Jago's comprehension tools and activities very helpful. I can definitely see myself using some of her ideas in my classroom. I like the idea of charts for understanding families within a text. For character analysis, I really like the Odysseus' Open Mind activity. Overall, I think all of her ideas would benefit any new teacher.
Ha! I guess that is a scary comment as you begin your teaching career! I think she is trying to emphasize the importance of collaboration in schools!
ReplyDeleteI like how Jago uses so many different techniques in one lesson. She has all those worksheets and has different ways to explain everything--I can imagine her students have a deep knowledge of everything she teaches. Something I will change in my own classroom, however, is mixing up the lesson plans a bit. Every lesson plan she discusses allows her to get a great assessment of her students' learning, but they don't seem too varied. I would have to assume that her students get bored from time to time, and would like to try analyzing themes using a different text, like YA lit, music or acting out a play rather that (or along with) analyzing it for a test or paper.
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