It's hard to not feeling like you are copying when it comes to discovering redefinition in your classroom. But that's part of teaching isn't it? You borrow, you share, you grow the future generations together. So, with that in mind, I have to draw upon some other ideas to create redefinition in my classroom. As an English teacher, I want students to understand the meaning of text. I want them to derive the truth that exists for them, the truth that can create change. I think asking an author (not necessarily the author of the text) would be able to explain how they write what they do. I want the students to freely ask questions to an author and understand the process. It might even just be a journal article, maybe a short story, but I want the students to work as a unit to interact with professionals to develop their own skills.
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ReplyDelete"you borrow, you share you grow.." I really like the ring to that and completely agree with you. When something great has already been designed, we can use that and exert our energies elsewhere, no need to reinvent the wheel. I think that is a great idea for have students interact with professionals. I wonder, how would that look? Would students email, video chat or perhaps arrange for a guest speaker?
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