I'm a big believer in having students read aloud in class. I prefer taking volunteers, but--unsurprisingly--students don't always leap out of their seats to read. This does afford opportunities for students to coerce classmates to do work, though, which is always a fun sight.
Me: "OK, who wants to read...?"
Ciarra: "I do!"
Me: "OK, we got one, we just need three more..."
[SILENCE]
Me: "...really want to take volunteers today, don't want to call on anyone..."
[SILENCE]
Ciarra: "Ya'll so whack! Whack I tell you, whack!"
Classic.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
Do students get made fun of if they are not good readers? That's gotta be tough...
I am in the 11th grade, at a school in North Carolina, and was on google today, searching "anonymous sonnets" in an attempt to find a sonnet that I could steal for an assignment due in Creative Writing class tomorrow, and I came upon this blog (it took me to a post about your student Tierra saying a Shakespearen Sonnet was gay.) Being a high school student myself, a lot of these things I have heard/seen in the course of my three years, but a lot of it, I haven't ('point' and 'bet' being two of the things I've NEVER heard of.) Anyhow, I read this entire thing and I've found it quite hilarious, very entertaining throughout the day, and I hope you continue this!!
re: erinfaye
Hardly ever, actually, more than stupid little not-so-serious comments; usually good readers get made fun of more, for reasons various (usu., tearing down someone who thinks they're better). In some really good classes, I even have students with speech impediments who are routinely NOT mocked, and who read with enthusiasm. It constantly blows my mind.
Anyway, I've been pleasantly surprised with the lack of teasing in this regard.
re: jess
Cool, thanks!
Post a Comment