For me, if I feel things have gotten a bit chaotic, I'll call a class meeting, and we'll talk about what reading workshop (or whatever activity is going on), should look like and what it should sound like. We might even chart it (T chart). Then we'll brainstorm what we can do to bring our community back to looking and sounding like that. The more ownership you give to the children for solving the problems you see, the better chance you have of solving the problem. Hope this helps. Myra Brand 4th grade Plainview, NY
----- Original Message ----- From: Rachel Dornbush Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 11:05 pm Subject: [MOSAIC] Control in the Classroom To: [email protected] > Hello! > > In Chapter 4 of Mosaic of Thought, there is a section on a > teacher named > Char Mize. The initial description of her classroom was > appealing to me. I > laughed at myself when the comment was later made that her > necessity for > control and order in the classroom seemed to actually be a > detriment to her > students. I agree that reading can and should be done in places > other than > a students desk, but I also have an overwhelming feeling of > chaos when > things aren't organized. > > How can you create an atmosphere of comfort and freedom for > students to > discover their thoughts and opinions when reading without losing > a sense of > organization? > > Rachel (Wayne State University student) > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
