Ch 10

The two student strategies that he says his students most often use are strategies I know I have used myself and it can be very frustrating.  I thought the questions he asked himself about what he wanted his students to get out of reading by themselves and with his assistance was really good.  It is important for me to remember that in teaching it is not always about what I know for students to realize how brilliant and great I am but it is necessary to guide and lead students to deeper thinking.  Again, I  really enjoy his examples he uses in his classes about the AIDS crisis in Africa.  It is not just about the good old literature from the past but also about what is going on in the here and now.  One thing I thought was good especially for a future middle school teacher was the fact that he reads the first few paragraphs to his students before he silent reads to them.