Sunday, April 20, 2008

DP Chapter 10 - Emms

Well, there was not a whole lot that I liked in this chapter as well. It seems that as the book progressed the same stuff was being said again; for me, that it completely boring. Finally a couple of pages from the end of the chapter something peaked my interest a little. "Danger 2:The Student Becomes Overreliant on the Teacher" section was so true, and not mentioned so much before. Keeping in mind that teachers are there to teach their students to learn how to read deeply is essential. If teacher don't do this and constantly guide the student(s) through every step then the teacher fails at teaching. They are there to bring the student's abilities up to par to make them ready to go out into the world so they can be successful in their future lives. Leading them does not prepare them at all and actually hinders them. The students do not acquire the abilities that they need to survive. They will constantly need to rely on other people to get them through aspects of their careers and lives all because their teacher didn't back off and let them learn how to do these things on their own. I know that this is a little dramatized but think about it. It can, and most likely does, happen.

1 comment:

Priscilla Wilson said...

I agree. We seem to be reviewing a lot of stuff. Maybe that will help it really stick though.