Questioning techniques

I used the question on the note card technique. It worked well, because it allowed me to see where my students needed help. I definitely liked this technique, because there is a great learning difference between my students, and the note card technique helped me focus in on the specific needs of the child that needs more help. I plan to use this technique in my classroom in the fall. Another positive aspect of this technique is that it allows me to see if there was some information that I didn't convey clearly to the class. There were also some drawbacks to using this method. First, one of my students didn't want to turn in a card, because he said that he didn't need help with anything. His statement was frustrating, because I didn't want to single out the student who I knew needed extra help. Secondly, I didn't want to force the brighter student to make up something that he needed help with, when in actually, he really did not need extra help with the content.

Focus Paper

I read Elizabeth Savage's focus paper titled White Academies. Living in MS I have always seen or heard of the "academies" and have noticed that they were majority white, but I never made the connection with segregation. I thought that her paper was insightful. I learned many interesting facts and terms such as the Council of Conservative Citizens. It's amazing how you can live in a place so long and never really know anything about it.