Chapter 1 Knowing Students Well

In the first chapter, a lot of parts stuck out, but one in particular jumped out more. "Sometimes we know what other people don't know and we can explain to them. Javier" (3). This statement jumped out at me particularly because I experienced this often in my school. There seemed to be certain teachers that had a difficult time reaching certain students, but I or another student better understood the way that student learned and could teach it using different words.

This jumped out at me mostly because even though it was something that I faced throughout school, it is not something that I have been thinking about while becoming a teacher. I feel as though it is something to be aware of. I remember getting in trouble when trying to explain something to another student, and I feel that if a student is understanding a concept better when explained by a student, that it shouldn't be a cause for discipline, but rather a cause for praise.