tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post7305613689690028720..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: How Quickly I ForgetBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-70670710494679870092010-09-09T19:23:33.599-07:002010-09-09T19:23:33.599-07:00In one of my classes last year, I had them keep a ...In one of my classes last year, I had them keep a glossary on the class wiki -- writing definitions of words they didn't know. Initially they were very hesitant, but then when I asked whether they all really knew the word "infangtheof" they got better. And was I surprised! Lots of words I took for granted...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-66145909997431352592010-09-09T16:06:51.147-07:002010-09-09T16:06:51.147-07:00I love teaching that piece in FY comp, but I somet...I love teaching that piece in FY comp, but I sometimes get flustered by students who are so invested in that very banking concept that they insist Freire's article is wrong...that teachers are "supposed to" fill students with information.Preciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071233480999640713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-80802518083019481462010-09-09T12:25:25.613-07:002010-09-09T12:25:25.613-07:00I always forget what students will have difficulty...I always forget what students will have difficulty with, often material I take for granted. Heck,individual words I take for granted.<br /><br />With respect to the concept,right now I feel I'm pouring into students' heads right now. I inherited a freshman comp course design, and the early going is really geared to rigidity. On the other hand, I used this course once before, a year ago, and I know it gets more fluid as time goes on. And, based on the essays I've been reading, I feel less queasy about rigidity early on. <br /><br />Still, it's not my favorite way to teach, and I'm always battling against my tendencies toward banking. I try my best, and I try to balance the need for some objective criteria with opening the community. I find it a tougher balance than I'd like. I get so energized when I can get out of the way and students teach me.<br />PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-25422002340053035662010-09-09T11:31:22.344-07:002010-09-09T11:31:22.344-07:00I LOVE teaching that, and it always ends up leadin...I LOVE teaching that, and it always ends up leading to amazing discussions about what education means and what it means to have ownership over one's education and why that matters. You make me sad I'm not teaching! (Well, for like a second, anyway.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com