Being a hateful old biddie of 62, I believe that I am their prize. I have responded in kind to such questions about free days and prizes... using my best Judge Judy voice for the response. :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Kammert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [LIT] Feedback Desired
> I'd like to address the "gave out prizes" part of Chris's post. Some of > the teachers in my building give out prizes for appropriate behavior in > class. I feel as if this is a bribe to get the students to pay attention > in class and work. I also feel that the more prizes a teacher gives, the > harder it is for students to pay attention and work without getting > prizes. > > This feels like a very personal issue both to me and to the teachers who > give out the prizes. I have not had much success talking about prizes for > the students, but I'd love to generate a conversation here. Anyone else > interested in this topic? > Jan > > > On Sun, 8 Apr 2007, Chris Knoblaugh wrote: > >> I am a reluctant "Literacy Coach" who was drafted into >> the position by a Principal. I am comfortable with >> the analytical aspects of the job, but I am an >> introvert who is very uncomfortable with invading the >> space of others. >> >> I am wrestling with lesson modeling. >> >> I am supposed to go into another teachers' room, and >> model a lesson for that teacher using that teacher's >> students. >> >> I asked for the DO resource teacher to model a lesson >> for me, so I could learn how to do it. She came into >> my class to observe me for a week. At the end of the >> week, she was supposed to model. Instead of doing the >> lesson, she gave the kids a pep talk about going to >> college, completed one exercise with them, and gave >> out prizes. It was not helpful, and I do not wish to >> emulate that approach. >> >> Our school brought in a consultant who was supposed to >> give a demo lesson. He invited students to sit on >> stage, praised them for being selected, did one >> exercise with them, and gave out prizes. It looked >> familiar. >> >> I went to a training session. On the last day the >> trainer was supposed to model the strategy (reciprocal >> instruction for ELL students in social studies). He >> gave the kids a pep talk, praised them, did one >> exercise with them, and gave out prizes. >> >> Do you think that is what I am supposed to do? I >> haven't received any guidance, and I'm pretty sure I >> have become a nuisance for asking questions. When I >> asked my colleagues, they said that is what always >> happens in demo lessons. >> >> Do your experiences match that? >> >> >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> Be a PS3 game guru. >> Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! >> Games. >> http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org >> >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive >> > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
