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9/28 entrance slip

"It is important that teachers understand the positive as well as the possible
negative consequences of praising students" It is a very interesting idea as we often associate praises as a positive thing. Between friends and family we often do it naturally, but when it comes to teaching there seems to be an art behind it. I think that high school can be a sensitive age where peer pressure and socialization among fellow students play and huge role in students lives. Teachers should avoid situations mentioned in the text, and  instead of singling a person to out we can share ideas to the class. If we work as a "we" group, the praised student will be more comfortable, as well as creating s positive learning experience where students are comfortable to share their ideas.


"Only aloof and “detached” teachers (who I described as “mere instructors” in the opening paragraph above) may be able to adopt a more or less calculating or rationally deliberative relational approach to their minute to minute interactions with children." The author states this way because classroom is a very dynamic place. The interactions with each class is very sensitive to the situation and time. I have personal experience when coaching children tennis, each class have different dynamic with different age, different students, and even time of the day as well. We as teachers must constantly adapt to the changing situations. The one method fits all mentality will never work in real practice because of the reasons mentioned above. To be a reflective teacher means to be very aware about the situations in the classroom and know the fact that there is not one perfect way to deal with all student relationships.



"In other words, the practical active knowledge that animates teaching is something that belongs
phenomenologically more closely to the whole embodied being of the person as well as to the social and physical world in which this person lives." In the end the text emphasizes on the idea that many skills for teacher has to be acquired by experience and learn from people around. Many teaching skills are not learned by reflective thinking but habits that teachers develop while spending time in classroom. The soft skills, or "tact" mentioned in the article is a result of careful observations and many in-class training. I can imagine these are the knowledge I especially will look forward to gain in my practicum and everyday experience with the children.

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