Chapter 5: Teaching to the Individual, Working with the Group

One thing that jumped out at me was, "I have a teacher who shoots down questions becuase he thinks it's not an important question and he wants to continue on with the lesson. It's like the thinks I'm not very important" (88). I can relate to this feeling, and can remember how it feels to not believe that you are important to your teacher.

I feel that every question should be answered, no matter how off topic (unless inappropriate). I feel that tangential learning is some of the best that occurs in classes today. In my mentor class, stories fly rampant through class. Sometimes the students know that there just isn't time, and respect that. But one day, when there was plenty of down time (around half an hour) one story turned into a whole story time, which turned into what is comedy, and how does it change from person to person. I think it is amazing how a simple vocab class can become so dynamic in its teaching and experience.