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Report from the Field – Bob Patrick – 3
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11 thoughts on “Report from the Field – Bob Patrick – 3”
Ah, the Sneezer. I had one about two years ago. But he couldn’t stop sneezing everything so I had to fire him. Give ’em an itch and they’ll sneeze a mile.
Dear Bob,
I LOVE READING THESE!!!!! This is what it is all about…using the language to create relationships with the students. :o) There is so much more that I could say, but why? Your descriptions say it all.
with much love to you and your students,
Laurie
I think it would be very interesting and beneficial to have this as a regular “feature” – We could all follow Bob’s wonderful lead and share snippets
of our day – not every day but when notable “things” happen…
What do you all think?
skip
Skip, I love the idea of everyone sharing this sort of thing when we have things to share. I’d like a peek into your classrooms, work with students, too!
I love it. I look forward to it. I don’t see kids until after Labor Day. Can’t wait!
-a-
Done. Daily reports from all who wish and have the time to report in. It’ll add a new dimension to the PLC.
I love reading this reports. I go back the 22nd, students come back the 23rd. I’ll give some reports at that time.
I’m definitely feeling some anxiety about the school year starting, trying to figure out what to do and what to say on the first day. I’d love to have somewhat of a 1st day of school “script”. I just keep reminding myself to just go with the flow and circle. And enforce those damn rules (my weakness).
I’m looking forward to going back but at the same time I don’t want to yet. I was feeling EXTREMELY ready in June, after my 3-day workshop with Donna Tatum-Johns. But that was 2 months ago, not feeling so ready now.
I think it has been fairly well established here (right?) that the first day MUST set the clear tone that class will be mostly about (personalized) CI!
The timing/sequence of talking about rules is always a bit fuzzy to me… I would love to hear some discussion on this… I really hate the thought of starting class with rules/class policies etc. I really LOVE to start from the very first minute with CI…..
What do others think/do?
I just do CI from the gitgo and then put in the rules as they are needed, which is a lot in the first few days. Doing the cards and talking about them is paramount, during which time the rules get cemented in so that by two weeks in we have no more problems, esp. if we have made all phone calls right away to the kids who can’t get our rules and our expectations in class. I have said this over and over, but it bears repeating that if we don’t address those few kids who want contol of the class, if we don’t aggressively talk to counseling and parents, then we are fools. Getting the real jerks out asap is not an option. With those real jerks, time is of the essence and most of us make the huge mistake that the kid can be rehabilitated. In most cases they cannot and those very few kids then ruin the entire class for the year. You don’t want that. That’s my own stance on those rare jerks, anyway.
I love the idea of “Stories from the Front” i am so inspired by bob’s updates! Thanks Bob
“Going to the lab changed everything”
This is the dirty little secret about technology-based “activities.” They don’t help us connect with our students. Not even Mr. Spock could mind meld with a computer, and if Ben and Bob are right, that we are not merely trying to deliver content, but to achieve the mind meld/communion of genuine and therefore empathic human interaction, then having students interact with a machine instead of a person will necessarily detract from that human experience. Technology (here defined as computer based language activities–obviously many of us use our classroom computers and projectors to help deliver CI) will not help us connect with the minds, hearts and souls in our classrooms. I know from experience that the content that Bob was having his students read is pretty compelling, but it was not created by that particular class, and therefore it is a lot less compelling (95% less compelling) than we’d like to think. For years I’ve been hung up on the idea of creating Tarheel readers or a novel in easy Latin that my students could comprehend at their level. But I’m only now realizing that these things are not a substitute for, or nearly as effective as, creating stories with our students (or just talking about them in the TL). I’m sure I will have “tech” days like Bob described, when I need to do administrative stuff, or have a sub, or simply need a break. And there is nothing wrong with giving ourselves a break, or just making time to get things done. But I’m going to be a lot more honest with myself about the effectiveness of these activities.